Whitman County, along with the rest of Washington state, entered the first tier of Phase 1B in its COVID-19 vaccination distribution process. Individuals eligible for vaccination include anyone over 65 years, as well as all people over 50 who are living in a multigenerational household, said Chris Skidmore, interim director for Whitman County Public Health. .
As Whatcom schools report new COVID-19 cases, county sees 45 new positive tests Monday
The Bellingham Herald 1/26/2021 David Rasbach, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
Jan. 26 Whatcom County saw 45 new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported over two days by the Washington State Department of Health s dashboard on Monday, Jan. 25, but no new deaths were reported..
Overall, Whatcom County has seen 5,231 confirmed cases and 59 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data as of 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, meaning 1.1% of all COVID cases in Whatcom County have been linked to a death.
Fifteen additional probable cases a decrease of two from Saturday s report have been reported in Whatcom County during the pandemic, resulting from positive antigen tests not confirmed by a molecular test.
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Health officials in Minnesota announced the first case of the highly transmissible COVID variant from Brazil has arrived in their state (and, by extension, the US): It is one of three variants that has been of concern to global scientists.
The Dutch are rioting over new COVID-19 restrictions: Cops fired warning shots and tear gas and turned water canons on crowds before arresting 250 people at anti-lockdown protests across the Netherlands, the BBC reports. The riots came after the Dutch government imposed a 4 p.m. curfew over the weekend to slow the spread of the deadly virus, which has infected almost one million people and killed over 13,500 in the country since the beginning of the pandemic.
COVID vaccine site prepares to launch at Microsoft campus in Redmond January 26, 2021 at 12:41 pm
A building on the Microsoft Headquarters campus is pictured July 17, 2014 in Redmond, Washington. (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
The Microsoft campus in Redmond is expected to soft launch as a COVID-19 vaccine site as early as next week as two Eastside hospitals prepare to move their clinics.
Overlake Medical Center’s Chief Operating Officer Tom DeBord told KIRO Radio that his hospital will combine forces with Evergreen Health to provide staff and vaccine to the Microsoft site.
“Overlake and Evergreen would in essence pick our clinics up, move them to the Redmond campus not duplicate it, we just don’t have the ability to have clinics here and there,” he explained.