Whatcom County sees 37 new COVID cases Monday, still within state’s Phase 3 goals

Whatcom County saw 37 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus dashboard Monday, April 5.

Overall, Whatcom County has seen 7,410 confirmed cases and 88 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data as of 11:59 p.m. Sunday, April 4. An additional 245 probable cases — down one from Saturday’s report — have been reported in Whatcom County during the pandemic, resulting from positive antigen tests not confirmed by a molecular test.

That means that 1.1% of Whatcom’s 7,655 total cases (confirmed and probable cases combined) have resulted in death — better than the statewide 1.4% average of total cases.