Whatcom records 171 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over three days, state reports Sunday

Whatcom County has 171 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 over three days, according to the Washington State Department of Health on Sunday, Jan. 3. New deaths are not announced on weekends.

No numbers were released on Friday, Jan. 1, due to the holiday and the state Department of Health did not update its COVID-19 dashboard as expected Saturday, Dec. 2, due to data processing challenges.