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As Whatcom County closed in on the one-year anniversary of the date its , it saw 24 new confirmed cases reported on the  on Tuesday, March 9, and its number of coronavirus-related deaths decreased by one for the second straight day.

Overall, Whatcom County has seen 6,858 confirmed cases and 83 related deaths during the pandemic, according to state data as of 11:59 p.m. Monday, March 7. An additional 159 probable cases — an increase of one from Monday’s report — have been reported in Whatcom County during the pandemic, resulting from positive antigen tests not confirmed by a molecular test.