WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Officials with the Whatcom County Health Department and the Washington State Department of Health are reporting a continuation of an earlier than normal significant increase in cases of influenza (flu) and influenza-related illness.
There have been 3 lab-confirmed influenza death and 3 influenza-like illness outbreaks in a long-term care facility in Whatcom County and 93 deaths and 92 outbreaks in Washington state this season as of December 24th.