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People turned out in even higher numbers for the second week of a pilot COVID-19 drive-thru testing program at Bellingham’s Civic Stadium organized by the Whatcom County Health Department and Whatcom Unified Command.

The health department reported 1,021 people turned out to be tested for coronavirus at no cost and without an appointment or a healthcare professional’s referral during the second week of the pilot program Friday and Saturday, July 17-18 — nearly a 29% increase from the 793 tested during the first week July 10-11.