Whatcom County sees 31 new COVID cases Saturday

Whatcom County saw 31 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard Saturday, April 3.

Overall, Whatcom County has seen 7,373 confirmed cases and 88 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data as of 11:59 p.m. Friday, April 2. An additional 246 probable cases — up one from Friday’s report — have been reported in Whatcom County during the pandemic, resulting from positive antigen tests not confirmed by a molecular test.

That means that 1.2% of Whatcom’s 7,619 total cases (confirmed and probable cases combined) have resulted in death — better than the statewide 1.4% average of total cases.