One more Whatcom death, 5 new positives reported by health department Wednesday

One more Whatcom County residents who tested positive for COVID-19, the new coronavirus, has died, according to information released Wednesday, April 1, by the Whatcom County Health Department.

That brings the total number of deaths in Whatcom County due to the coronavirus pandemic to eight, the health department reported.

The health department has not yet reported any details about the most recent death, and it is unclear if it was the person in their 70s that Shuksan Healthcare Center reported had died Monday night.