Whatcom sees 51 new confirmed COVID cases Wednesday, as schools report more incidents

Whatcom County had 51 new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported by the Washington State Department of Health’s COVID-19 Data Dashboard on Wednesday, Sept. 15. The county has now seen 12,671 confirmed cases during the pandemic, according to the state data. An additional 920 probable cases — resulting from a positive antigen test not confirmed by a molecular test — have been reported during the pandemic, according to the state, which was an increase of 12 from the last report.