In early April, the number of Washington long-term care facilities reporting at least one active COVID-19 case reached its lowest point in a year, since the start of the pandemic. It was 115 facilities, down fivefold from a peak of nearly 600 this January.
By Kathi O Shea May 11, 2021 6:30 am
Associated PressFILE - This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP, File)
BELLINGHAM, Wash. A COVID-19 outbreak has stricken a Bellingham skilled nursing facility.
The Whatcom County Health Department has confirmed 20 cases among residents and staff at Avamere Bellingham Healthcare and Rehabilitation on Birchwood Avenue.
Two people have been hospitalized and an 80-year-old man with a confirmed case has died.