WWU reports COVID outbreak in residence halls, as students return from Spring Break

The COVID-19 outbreak at Western Washington University has swelled to 30 positive cases involving students living in the Fairhaven and Nash residence areas in the past week, according to a school alert sent out Monday, March 29.

Initially thought to be tied to off-campus parties and other large social gatherings, the advisory said Western’s Student Health Center and the Whatcom County Health Department have now tied the dramatic increase of new cases to the residence areas.

“Further contact tracing will be needed to determine the cause for these increases,” the alert stated.