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Jun. 2 Whatcom County is slightly ahead of state averages in vaccinations but saw 37 new COVID-19 cases in the most recent numbers reported on the Washington State Department of Health's coronavirus dashboard. The state's latest report showed Whatcom County had 35 new COVID-19 cases for a total of 9,047 confirmed cases, 430 hospitalizations up three from the last report and 98 related .
Only one Whatcom region sees COVID rate increase; another passes vaccination milestone
The Bellingham Herald 4 days ago David Rasbach, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
May 26 Six of Whatcom County s seven school district regions saw their COVID-19 infection rates decrease last week, and one of those six regions also surpassing having half of its residents initiate vaccination.
The region covered by the Mount Baker School District was the only area within Whatcom County to see its two-week total of new COVID-19 infections per 100,000 residents increase last week, according to data released Tuesday, May 25, by the Whatcom County Health Department.
But Mount Baker was still one of four regions to have a rate lower than 200, joining Bellingham, Blaine and Ferndale.
Point Roberts shares its only land border with Canada, where only 3% of the population is vaccinated. Author: Chris Daniels Updated: 1:55 PM PDT May 16, 2021
POINT ROBERTS, Wash. Should the U.S. lend a helping hand to Canada, and establish a border vaccination clinic?
Point Roberts Fire Chief Christopher Carleton thinks so. I think Canadians should have the right to come across and get vaccinated here, Carleton said.
Point Roberts shares its only land border with Canada, which has been closed for more than a year. The small town can only reach the rest of Washington state by ferry.
Carleton offered to establish a pop-up clinic of sorts in his tiny town on the 49th parallel. He says more than 80% of his residents are vaccinated, and Point Roberts, like other Whatcom County towns, are flush with vaccine at a time when its Canadian neighbors are not.
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.