Whatcom vaccine doses double this week; county sees six new COVID cases Tuesday

Whatcom County saw six new confirmed COVID-19 cases and no related deaths on the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard Tuesday, April 6.

It’s the first time since Jan. 19, and reliably from mid-November 2020, that new cases are in single digits.

Overall, Whatcom County has seen 7,416 confirmed cases and 88 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data as of 11:59 p.m. Monday, April 5. An additional 249 probable cases — up four from Monday’s report — have been reported in Whatcom County during the pandemic, resulting from positive antigen tests not confirmed by a molecular test.