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On the 512th day since it saw its first confirmed case of COVID-19 reported, Whatcom County surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases.

With 31 cases reported Wednesday, Aug. 4, Whatcom county surpassed the milestone with 10,009 confirmed cases, according to the . It becomes the 10th county in the state with at least 10,000 confirmed cases.

“We passed a promising milestone this week: seeing 70% of eligible Whatcom residents initiate vaccination,” Whatcom County Health Department spokesperson Scarlet Tang told The Bellingham Herald in an email. “But 10,000 COVID cases is a milestone that nobody wanted to pass."

The Whatcom County Health Department reported earlier this week that  and 97.6% of all COVID-related hospitalizations from February through March were in unvaccinated residents.