Whatcom sets 7-day high for pandemic after seeing 43 new COVID cases Monday

Whatcom County has 43 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one additional probable case, according to the Washington State Department of Health on Monday, Jan. 4, but no new deaths were reported over the weekend.

Overall, Whatcom County has seen 3,683 confirmed cases and 55 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data as of 11:59 p.m. Sunday. That means that 1.5% of the Whatcom residents who have tested positive for COVID during the pandemic have died.