Whatcom sees vaccinated resident die, but COVID case rates still higher among unvaccinated
Nov. 16—Though weekly COVID-19 case rates were nearly four times higher among Whatcom County's unvaccinated and partially vaccinated residents, last week's only COVID-related death was in a fully vaccinated resident.
During the week of Oct. 31 through Nov. 6, Whatcom County saw 124 breakthrough COVID cases, according to data released by the Whatcom County Health Department on Friday, Nov. 12, along with five COVID-related hospitalizations and the one COVID-related death among fully vaccinated residents.
Data previously released by the Washington State Department of Health showed 139,448 Whatcom residents were fully vaccinated as of Oct. 31.
Based on that number, Whatcom's weekly COVID infection rate the week of Oct. 31 was 89 cases per 100,000 vaccinated residents in the county, The Bellingham Herald's analysis shows. That rate was down from an infection rate of 102 the week of Oct. 24-30, when there also were seven hospitalizations and three deaths reported among Whatcom's fully vaccinated.
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