Eight more Whatcom County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, the Washington State Department of Health reported Thursday, Oct. 15, but no new deaths were reported.

The county now has seen 1,489 confirmed cases and 49 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data as of 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14. That means that 3.3% of the Whatcom residents who have tested positive for COVID during the pandemic have died.