As state celebrates reopening, Whatcom sees 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday

On the day before Washington state officially reopened from pandemic restrictions, Whatcom County saw 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported Tuesday, June 29, on the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard. The county also had one COVID-related hospitalization reported, but no new deaths.

“Because folks listened to science and stayed home to stay healthy, wore masks and got vaccinated, we can now safely fully re-open our state’s economy and cultural centers after 15 long months,” Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday in a statement about fully reopening the state’s economy and cultural centers. “It hasn’t been easy, but I’m proud of how Washingtonians came together, persevered and sacrificed to fight this virus, and now we’re finally in a place that is safe enough to end this chapter.