After last week’s record surge, Whatcom sees 24 new COVID cases Monday, state reports

A day after setting a single-day record for new cases, Whatcom County had 24 more residents test positive for COVID-19, the Washington State Department of Health reported on Monday, Nov. 16, but no new deaths were reported over the weekend.

Whatcom County now has seen 1,914 confirmed cases and 52 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data as of 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15. That means that 2.7% of the Whatcom residents who have tested positive for COVID during the pandemic have died.