Whatcom County sees 26 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death as state reports return after three days

One more Whatcom County resident has died after testing positive for COVID-19 and 26 more cases for the respiratory illness were reported in the county by the Washington State Department of Health Tuesday, Oct. 13.

The state was unable to report data for three days, so the death and case numbers include information since Saturday, Oct. 10.

The county now has seen 1,474 confirmed cases and 49 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data as of 11:59 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12. That means that 3.3% of the Whatcom residents who have tested positive for COVID during the pandemic have died.