As state begins releasing vaccination data, Whatcom sees 9 new COVID cases in 2 days

On the day the Washington State Department of Health COVID-19 dashboard began reporting the number of vaccinations administered at the state and county level, Whatcom County saw only nine new cases reported over two days on Tuesday, Jan. 19.

Whatcom’s death total also remained unchanged over the holiday weekend, as the state did not report new data Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The state last updated data Sunday, Jan. 17, after another data processing error prevented updated numbers being released Saturday.

Overall, Whatcom County has seen 4,880 confirmed cases and 56 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data as of 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18. That means that 1.1% of the Whatcom residents who have tested positive for COVID during the pandemic have died.