Whatcom sees 2 COVID-related deaths on same day positive news comes from CDC and state

The CDC may have updated masking guidelines for those who are fully vaccinated and Gov. Jay Inslee may have announced Washington state will fully reopen by the end of June, but Whatcom County received a reminder that it is still in the midst of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday.

On the same day that those encouraging announcements were made, Whatcom County learned that two more residents’ deaths have been linked to COVID-19 when the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard was updated Thursday, May 13.

Additionally, Whatcom County saw 32 new confirmed COVID cases and one more related hospitalization, the state reported.