Whatcom reports 11 new positive tests and no new deaths linked to coronavirus Saturday
Eleven new cases of COVID-19 were reported by the Whatcom County Health Department, Saturday, April 11. No new deaths linked to the new coronavirus were reported.
The 22nd and 23rd deaths of residents to die after testing positive for the respiratory illness were reported in the county Friday afternoon, April 10.
That brings the number of confirmed cases in the county to 261.
The most affected group are adults 80 years and older, who represent 24% of the confirmed cases. In total, adults 60 and older represent nearly half of the confirmed cases at 46%.
The least affected group are young people under 19, who comprise only 3% of total cases.
More than 1.75 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed worldwide, with more than 107,500 deaths as of Saturday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University. The United States has more than 514,000 confirmed cases — the most reported cases of any nation — with at least 19,882 deaths.
Overall, the Washington State Department of Health reported 10,224 cases and 491 deaths as of Saturday afternoon.
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MORETracking Whatcom COVID-19 numbers
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 and deaths from the new coronavirus are reported by the Whatcom County Health Department and Washington state Department of Health on different schedules, which may result in differing numbers in stories by The Bellingham Herald.
Also, the health departments do not release names or other identifying information on individual patients due to federal health privacy laws.
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This story was originally published April 11, 2020 at 12:19 PM.