Coronavirus: First US Loss of life Recorded In Washington State, New Circumstances In California
The primary loss of life from the coronavirus within the US has been recorded right now in King County in Washington state.
Jamie Nixon, a public info officer with the Washington State Division of Well being, issued a obscure report that mentioned a affected person within the state has died from the an infection. The person or particulars of their sickness publicity weren’t instantly offered.
Officers mentioned they’ll maintain a information convention in King County at 4:00 pm ET to debate the case.
A minimum of 64 instances have been confirmed within the US, with a number of new instances reported in California, Oregon and Washington state. The victims there don’t have any identified abroad journey or different identified publicity to the illness, resulting in fears that the virus has gone airborne. There are greater than 85,000 confirmed instances worlwide, with a minimum of 2,933 confirmed deaths.
Washington state officers mentioned Friday {that a} highschool scholar in Snohomish County, close to Seattle, had the virus. A girl in her 50s in King County who just lately traveled to South Korea was additionally reported with the illness.
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