After a record month, Whatcom begins February with a death and 90 new COVID-19 cases The Bellingham Herald 2/2/2021 David Rasbach, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.) Feb. 2—Whatcom County started February off with one coronavirus-related death and 90 new confirmed COVID-19 cases reported by the Washington State Department of Health's dashboard on Monday, Feb. 1. That news came on the heels of the county nearly doubling its monthly record for number of reported cases in January. Overall, Whatcom County has seen 5,610 confirmed cases and 65 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data as of 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31, meaning 1.2% of all COVID cases in Whatcom County have been linked to a death.