Whatcom reports 1 death and 1 positive test linked to coronavirus Sunday
One more Whatcom County resident who tested positive for COVID-19 has died, the Whatcom County Health Department reported Sunday, April 19. One new positive test for the new coronavirus was also reported.
The county currently has 277 confirmed cases and 26 deaths for people who tested positive for COVID-19
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.
The number of confirmed cases in Whatcom has progressively decreased as each week passes. The week of March 22 saw an all-time high in cases for one week in the county with 107. Since then it has dramatically decreased, with only 11 confirmed cases last week.
The death announced Sunday was the only reported death of a person who tested positive for COVID-19 in the week of April 12. All 26 people who tested positive for COVID-19 and died were aged 60 and over, with 44% of individuals 90 years and older, according to information on the Health Department website.
Women represent more than half of confirmed cases in the county, with over 60%. However, men represent 56% of deaths of people who tested positive for COVID-19.
Nearly 2.375 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed worldwide, with more than 163,000 deaths as of Sunday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University. The United States has more than 742,000 confirmed cases — the most reported cases of any nation — with at least 39,000 deaths.
Overall, the Washington State Department of Health reported 11,790 cases and 634 deaths as of Sunday evening.
The Washington State Department of Health reported that the number of COVID-19 cases dropped on Sunday after “data cleaning” on Saturday night removed 190 cases that were discovered to be out of state residents.
This story was originally published April 19, 2020 at 11:56 AM.