MEDIA ADVISORY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 21, 2020                     

Media Contact: Amy Cloud, Public Information Officer

Phone: (360) 318 - 4356

E-mail address: WUC_JIC@co.whatcom.wa.us

Whatcom County Health Department Weekly COVID-19 Data Updates Move to Tuesdays

 
 Bellingham, WA – The Whatcom County Health Department (WCHD) has moved their weekly data update to Tuesday. The three charts updated weekly on the WCHD COVID-19 data page are:

•  Percentage of Confirmed cases by Race & Ethnicity
•  COVID-19 in Whatcom County, by School District: Recent Two Week Case Rates & Cumulative Case Counts
• Newly diagnosed cases per 100,000 people by Whatcom County School District Geography

The weekly update for Whatcom County COVID-19 mobile testing data, found on the WCHD COVID-19 testing page, has also been moved to Tuesday. The weekly data analysis for these charts is done by the Health Information and Assessment division of the WCHD. Moving the data updates from Monday to Tuesday facilitates this work by providing additional time for data preparation and reporting.  
 
The Whatcom County COVID-19 Data Dashboard and Whatcom County Risk Assessment Dashboard will continue to be updated daily. Additionally, the Risk Assessment Dashboard was recently optimized for viewing on a mobile device. The COVID-19 Data Dashboard has not yet been optimized for mobile viewing yet and is still best viewed on a desktop device.

This information is also available as a .pdf

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