Seattle and King County officials on Tuesday identified a February 26th death in the county as caused by the coronavirus, a hospital spokesman said.
That brings the total number of deaths in the state to seven.
Healthcare workers transport a patient on a stretcher into an ambulance at Life Care Center of Kirkland on February 29, 2020 in Kirkland, Washington.Washington state health officials on Tuesday identified three new coronavirus fatalities, including two patients who passed away on Feb. 26 that weren't previously linked to COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in the U.S. to nine.
One of the patients who died that day was a resident of the Life Care Center of Kirkland where several residents have fallen ill and at least three others have died. He was admitted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Feb. 24 and had underlying medical conditions, the hospital said in a statement."This is a very fluid, fast-moving situation as we aggressively respond to this outbreak," Dr.
The Life Care Center of Kirkland, a skilled nursing care facility, has become the source of a potential outbreak. Representatives from Seattle and King County Department of Health were not immediately available to comment.
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