Whatcom's vaccination efforts beginning to catch up, as 36 new COVID cases reported Monday

Whatcom County saw 36 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported on the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard on Monday, March 8, and its number of coronavirus-related deaths decreased by one.

Overall, Whatcom County has seen 6,834 confirmed cases and 84 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data as of 11:59 p.m. Sunday, March 6. An additional 158 probable cases — an increase of three from Saturday’s report — have been reported in Whatcom County during the pandemic, resulting from positive antigen tests not confirmed by a molecular test.