32 new coronavirus cases at Shuksan nursing home bumps Whatcom to fourth-highest in state
An outbreak in a Bellingham nursing home that sharply increased the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Whatcom County has bumped the county’s case count to the fourth-highest in Washington state.
As of Monday afternoon, March 23, a total of 48 Whatcom County residents were diagnosed with the respiratory illness. No new cases have been reported in the county since Sunday night.
Of that total, 26 were residents of Shuksan Healthcare Center at 1530 James St., and six worked at the nursing home, the Whatcom County Health Department announced over the weekend.
Shuksan makes up nearly 67% of all the confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in Whatcom County as of Monday afternoon.
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