Whatcom still missing both goals for Phase 3, as county sees 53 new COVID cases Monday

Approximately one week from the next evaluation date to determine if it will be allowed to remain in Phase 3 or be forced to roll back to stricter COVID-19 measures, Whatcom County is missing both of the state’s metrics in its Healthy Washington — Roadmap to Recovery plan.

Gov. Jay Inslee on May 4 announced a two-week pause to any phase movement, allowing all counties to stay in their current phase until the next evaluation date, which should be early next week.