Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

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2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Whatcom County

This information will be updated daily at 12:00pm, or sooner if significant developments occur. Last updated: Sunday, March 15, 2020 11:32pm.

As of Saturday, March 14, changes to the Washington Disease Reporting System (WDRS) have simplified the way we receive information about negative test results by county. Therefore, there is a large increase in the cumulative total of negative results in today’s update. This number includes the total number of tests for COVID-19 for Whatcom County with a negative result that have been entered into WDRS to date. These results may be reported through the state public health lab, the UW lab, or commercial labs.

Confirmed Cases**3
Negative Results*111
Deaths0

** Confirmed Cases: Positive test results for Whatcom County residents reported in the Washington Disease Reporting System as of 11:30 am.

*Negative Results: Negative test results available for individuals that are that are known to the Whatcom County Health Department in the Washington Disease Reporting System as of 11:30am.

We simplified the way we report COVID-19 test results on March 13, 2020. Read more about why we made that change

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