Washington logs 40th coronavirus death

Published March 16, 2020 4:00pm ET



Health officials announced three new deaths Saturday in Washington from the novel coronavirus, bringing the state’s death count to 40, most in the U.S.

Thirty five of the deaths are from King County where Life Care Center of Kirkland is located. Twenty-seven of the county’s 35 deaths are associated with the assisted living facility. Fifty workers at the Life Care Center have tested positive for COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus

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