Whatcom sees 31 new COVID cases, as hospitalization rate creeps toward Phase 3 threshold

The two numbers that the state monitors to determine whether Whatcom County will remain in Phase 3 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s Healthy Washington — Roadmap to Recovery plan continue to creep closer to thresholds that could eventually send the county back to Phase 2.

That being said, Whatcom County appears to be safely within the guidelines to remain in Phase 3 for the next state data evaluation scheduled for Monday, May 3. But if the current trend continues, that could change three weeks later.