Whatcom sees 27 new COVID cases Thursday, but no new B.1.1.7 variants last week

Whatcom County had 27 new confirmed COVID-19 cases but no deaths reported on the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard on Thursday, March 11.

Overall, Whatcom County has seen 6,908 confirmed cases and 85 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data as of 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, March 10. An additional 167 probable cases — an increase of four from Wednesday’s report — have been reported in Whatcom County during the pandemic, resulting from positive antigen tests not confirmed by a molecular test.

That means that 1.2% of Whatcom’s 7,044 total cases (confirmed and probable cases combined) have resulted in death — better than the statewide 1.5% average of total cases.