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| How does Bellingham's COVID-19 infection rate compare to other U.S. cities? | The Bellingham metro area, which also includes the rest of Whatcom County, has had one of the 10 lowest COVID-19 infection rates in the nation during the pandemic, 鈥 |
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| Younger people are getting sicker from COVID, Washington state hospital leaders say | Hospital leaders Monday said that a fourth wave of COVID-19 is driving up hospitalizations in Washington, that young patients make up an increasing proportion of their workload and that some are suffering from more severe disease than earlier in the pandemic. 鈥淲e are seeing younger鈥 |
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| These evening hours, new location added to Bellingham COVID-19 vaccine clinics this week | Community COVID-19 vaccinations at Bellingham Technical College will be offered two weekday evenings starting Thursday, April 29 鈥 a shift that should help people having trouble getting their shots during the day. Vaccines will continue to be offered during the day on Saturdays. |
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| Whatcom sees largest reported increase in new COVID cases in more than 2 months | Whatcom County saw its largest reported increase in new confirmed COVID-19 cases in more than two months with 53 more infections reported Monday, April 26, on the |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing of masks outdoors, saying fully vaccinated Americans don鈥檛 need to cover their faces anymore unless they are in a big crowd of strangers. And those who are unvaccinated can go outside without masks鈥 |
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| Whatcom County sees 29 new COVID-19 cases reported by state on Saturday | Whatcom County had 29 new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported on the Saturday, April 24. Deaths are not reported鈥 |
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| J & J COVID vaccinations can resume in Washington state, Inslee says | Inoculations with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine can begin again, Gov. Jay Inslee said Saturday, after a review by scientific experts in western states found the vaccine safe and effective. The Western States Scientific Safety Review work group 鈥 composed of vaccine experts from鈥 |
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| U.S. State Department adds Canada to 'Do not Travel' list due to COVID concerns | In the same week the a 13th time, the U.S. State Department added Canada to its 鈥淒o Not Travel鈥 list. The U鈥 |
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| Whatcom sees 42 confirmed COVID cases Thursday, as Bellingham schools report new incident | Whatcom County had 42 new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported on the Thursday, April 23, but no related deaths.鈥 |
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| Inslee: Washington has entered its fourth wave of COVID-19 | Washington state has entered its fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic as cases continue to rise, Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday. In a news conference where he was joined by health care officials from Pierce County and Spokane, Inslee pointed to data showing an increase in cases, a rise in鈥 |