Whatcom sees 81 COVID-19 cases in two days, as last week’s testing positivity rate tops 4%

Whatcom County has had one new death and 81 more residents test positive for COVID-19, the Washington State Department of Health reported on Monday, Nov. 23. The numbers were for two days as the state did not release any numbers Sunday, Nov. 22.

Whatcom County now has seen 2,120 confirmed cases and 53 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data as of 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22. That means that 1.8% of the Whatcom residents who have tested positive for COVID during the pandemic have died.

The state Department of Health data Monday also shows Whatcom County has had 127 hospitalizations (an increase of 4 from Saturday’s report).