Whatcom sees smallest COVID case increase in 4 weeks, but Bellingham schools see incidents

On the day before every county in the state will return to Phase 3 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s Healthy Washington — Roadmap to Recovery plan, Whatcom County began showing signs that it is emerging from its fourth wave during the pandemic.

Whatcom had 21 new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported Monday, May 17, on Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard — the county’s smallest reported increase in four weeks since its total increased by two on April 19.