Whatcom County Health Department reports no new coronavirus cases or deaths Tuesday
For the first time in 2½ weeks, the Whatcom County Health Department reported no more residents had tested positive for COVID-19 and there were no deaths related to coronavirus Tuesday, May 5.
The county remained at 319 cases and 27 deaths, according to statistics released by the health department.
The last time the county did not report any new positive results was April 17, when there were 271 reported cases and 25 related deaths.
The health department also reported an additional 73 negative test results have been returned, bringing the county’s total to 2,882.
More than 3.6 million cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed worldwide, with more than 254,000 deaths as of Tuesday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University. The United States has more than 1.1 million confirmed cases — the most reported cases of any nation — with at least 70,115 deaths.
Overall, the Washington State Department of Health reported 15,462 cases and 841 deaths Monday evening.
Shuksan admits new resident
Shuksan Healthcare Center reported Monday that it has admitted one new resident who previously tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, May 3.
It is the fifth resident who already had coronavirus when they were admitted to the Bellingham nursing home, though one has since passed. The new admission brings the facility to 29 residents.
The Whatcom County Health Department first announced a coronavirus outbreak at Shuksan on March 22. Since then, a total of 54 people at the facility tested positive — 31 residents and 23 staff members. Ten of those residents later died.
The Bellingham nursing home announced last month that it would begin accepting new patients who have tested positive for the coronavirus.
