Whatcom wraps up worst month yet with 81 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, state reports
The Bellingham Herald
1/1/2021
David Rasbach, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
Dec. 31—Whatcom County has 81 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to the Washington State Department of Health on Thursday, Dec. 31. No new deaths were recorded.
The state reported case counts may include up to 750 duplicates in Washington.
Overall, Whatcom County has seen 3,469 confirmed cases and 55 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data as of 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30. That means that 1.6% of the Whatcom residents who have tested positive for COVID during the pandemic have died.