Latest data shows COVID-19 continuing to hit Whatcom's unvaccinated residents hardest

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Oct. 11—Unvaccinated or partially vaccinated Whatcom County residents were 3 1/2 times more likely to contract COVID-19 during the final week of September than those who were fully vaccinated, according to analysis of data released by the Whatcom County Health Department.

During the week of Sept. 26 through Oct. 2, there were a total 466 COVID cases, 22 hospitalizations and eight deaths reported, according to the health department's latest data report released Friday, Oct 8.

Of those 332 cases (71%), 18 hospitalizations (82%) and five deaths (62%) were in unvaccinated or partially vaccinated residents, according to the health department. The five deaths among unvaccinated residents were in a woman in her 80s, two women in their 90s and two men in their 70s, the health department reported.

That means that 134 cases, four hospitalizations and three deaths occurred in people who were deemed fully vaccinated. The three deaths were of a vaccinated man in their 60s, a vaccinated woman in their 60s and a vaccinated man in their 90s, the health department reported.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/latest-data-shows-covid-19-continuing-to-hit-whatcom-s-unvaccinated-residents-hardest/ar-AAPnVB1

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1. If you are already immune compromised, even a mild infection can be very serious. It's still

a very goo0d plan to get vaccinated!