BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Multiple people have been evacuated from the Base Camp homeless shelter in Bellingham after one tested positive for COVID-19.
The exact number of people transferred to the isolation and quarantine facility on Byron Avenue has not yet been confirmed by the health department.
Bridget Reeves, Associate Executive Director of Lighthouse Mission Ministries, confirmed the guest tested positive for the illness during routine testing at the shelter.
She says this is the first COVID-19 case linked to the shelter in weeks.
The shelter will continue to screen all guests for COVID-19 before admittance.