County COVID rate soars to 194

437 cases in last two weeks; key numbers keep going in wrong direction By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— County COVID-19 cases have skyrocketed in sync with the rest of the state and nation.   Already pre-Thanksgiving, the 14-day case rate per 100,000 population had soared to 137, by far the highest rate for the county…