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05192021 Weekly Status Report

As of Operational Period 33 which began May 17th, the daily situation report has shifted to weekly reporting on Wednesdays. 05192021 Weekly Status Report

One COVID-19 mobile testing location to close after Oct. 7

Since August, Whatcom Unified Command (WUC) and the Whatcom County Health Department (WCHD) have partnered to provide community-wide low barrier testing for COVID-19 in seven locations around the county. One of those locations, at Christ Fellowship Church in Everson, will no longer be available for testing after Wednesday, Oct. 7. The church is set to […]

COVID-19 mobile testing in Bellingham closed today due to poor air quality

Bellingham, WA – Due to increasingly poor air quality, Whatcom Unified Command, upon public health recommendation by the Whatcom County Health Department, has decided to close the drive-through testing operations today. Dr. Greg Stern, Whatcom County Health Officer, recommended that testing be postponed in order to protect those scheduled for testing, as well as staff, […]

Whatcom County Health Department Press Briefing August 25, 2020

On Tuesday, August 25, the Whatcom County Health Department held a media briefing to provide an update on the department’s COVID-19 response including: An overview of the response process in coordination with Whatcom Unified Command from Health Department Director Erika Lautenback Additional information on each part of the process from Health Department COVID response team […]