Whatcom sees another decrease in its pandemic COVID-19 case total, but adds a death Friday

For the second straight report by the state, Whatcom County’s pandemic total of COVID-19 cases was reduced on Friday, but its COVID-related death total increased by one.

The county now has had 36,176 total COVID cases (confirmed and probable combined) during the pandemic — a decrease of 64 from Wednesday’s report, which included a reduction of eight cases — according to the Washington State Department of Health COVID-19 Data Dashboard on Friday, Feb. 18. The Department of Health has made adjustments to COVID data throughout the pandemic, as more information becomes available.

St. Joseph hospital in Bellingham reported it was treating 30 patients with COVID-related symptoms on Friday, which was unchanged from its last report.