Whatcom residents urged to ‘remain diligent,’ as county’s COVID trends improving

Whatcom County has seen the number of new COVID-19 cases trend downward since the end of September, Whatcom County Health Department Director Erika Lautenbach said, and because of that, she implored residents “remain diligent.”

“It’s very encouraging and we’re very appreciative of the community’s effort to remain diligent by wearing masks, staying six feet apart and limiting family gatherings,” Lautenbach said during an online press briefing Wednesday, Oct. 14.