Coronavirus: Los Angeles Declares Emergency, And U.S. Reports 80 Cases In 13 States
Fears of the virus have prompted shoppers to stock up on sanitizing options, leaving shelves of disinfectant wipes nearly empty at a Target store in Novato, Calif.Fears of the virus have prompted shoppers to stock up on sanitizing options, leaving shelves of disinfectant wipes nearly empty at a Target store in Novato, Calif.The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has risen to 11 people, after officials reported deaths in California and Washington state Wednesday.
More than 230 people in Washington state are currently under supervision out of concern that they may have been exposed to the pathogen, the Washington Department of Health says.. Many of the cases are linked to Life Care Center of Kirkland, Wash., the long-term care facility northeast of Seattle that is at the center of the outbreak in King County.California has at least 53 positive cases, state health officials say, including 24 people who arrived in the U.S.
The move comes after Los Angeles County confirmed six new cases of the coronavirus and seven overall, according to Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.Mayor Eric Garcetti announced "This is not a response rooted in panic," Barger said, adding that the emergency declaration would help agencies coordinate their response and contain the virus in a county where more than 10 million people live.One person has been hospitalized while five others are being monitored at home, Ferrer said. The county's first patient, a Chinese national who was diagnosed in January, has recovered from the virus, she said.
At least 13 states have reported coronavirus cases since late January. California has at least 29 cases, and Washington state has 27, according to the CDC.
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