Whatcom County just wrapped up its worst month of the COVID-19 pandemic so far

In terms of reported cases and hospitalizations, Whatcom County just completed its worst month of the 19-month-long COVID-19 pandemic, so far. With 73 more confirmed COVID cases reported by the Washington State Department of Health’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard Thursday, Sept. 30, Whatcom County had 1,943 confirmed cases during the month of September — an average of 64.77 reported cases per day. That average was second only to the 66.16 cases per day Whatcom saw in January, when the county had 2,051 confirmed cases reported.