On anniversary of Whatcom's first reported COVID cases, county sees 2 deaths and 23 cases

On the one-year anniversary of Whatcom County’s first reported COVID-19 case, the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard on Wednesday, March 10, showed the county had 23 new confirmed cases and two related deaths.

Overall, Whatcom County has seen 6,881 confirmed cases and 85 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data as of 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, March 9. An additional 163 probable cases — an increase of four from Tuesday’s report — have been reported in Whatcom County during the pandemic, resulting from positive antigen tests not confirmed by a molecular test.