Whatcom sees 26 new COVID-19 cases reported as pace of recent cases increases

Whatcom County had 26 new COVID-19 cases and no related deaths on Friday, May 28, according to the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard.

Overall, Whatcom County has seen 9,012 confirmed cases, 426 hospitalizations — no change from a day earlier — and 98 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data. An additional 371 probable cases — up one from the last report — have been reported in Whatcom County during the pandemic, resulting from positive antigen tests not confirmed by a molecular test.