BELLINGHAM, Wash. — After several days with no new coronavirus-related deaths, the Whatcom County Health Department confirmed another over the weekend…
The health department says this brings the local number of COVID-19 related deaths to 26.
It also reported five new confirmed cases on Saturday and another on Sunday, bringing that number to 277 since the outbreak began.
The number of cases treated at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Hospital remains low in relation to that number.
Executive Director Charles Prosper says the hospital had treated 43 people for COVID-19 as of last Friday, and just five patients were currently there.
He attributes that in large part to the care local residents have taken to contain the illness and prevent its spread to vulnerable people.