Whatcom County sees 218 more COVID-19 cases for two days, state reports Sunday

Whatcom County has 218 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past two days, according to the Washington State Department of Health on Sunday, Jan. 17. Deaths are not reported on weekends.

The Department of Health experienced technical challenges processing COVID-19 data Saturday, Jan. 16, and did not update the COVID-19 dashboard as expected.

With the Martin Luther King Holiday Monday, Jan. 18, the state said it would not update the COVID-19 dashboard Monday.