Whatcom sees 13 new COVID-19 cases, state reports Wednesday; CDC redefines ‘close contact’

Thirteen more Whatcom County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, the Washington State Department of Health reported Wednesday, Oct. 21, but no new deaths were reported.

The county now has seen 1,537 confirmed cases and 49 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data as of 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20. That means that 3.2% of the Whatcom residents who have tested positive for COVID during the pandemic have died.

The state Department of Health data also shows Whatcom County has had 106 hospitalizations (an increase of one from Tuesday) and 75,465 tests have been performed (an increase of 719 from Tuesday).