Whatcom sees 13 new B.1.1.7 variant cases - second most in the state

Whatcom County’s number of confirmed B.1.1.7 variant COVID-19 cases has grown to 14, according to data released Thursday by the Washington State Department of Health, making Whatcom No. 2 in the state behind only King County.

The data was released in the Department of Health’s March 4 SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing and Variants in Washington State report.

Last week’s report showed Whatcom County had only one case of the B.1.1.7 variant — also known as the U.K variant — but that total grew substantially as of Thursday’s report.