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Washington man becomes second US coronavirus patient to die

By Carlin Becker
Published March 2, 2020 2:22am ET
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Washington man becomes second US coronavirus patient to die
Pedestrians cross a street as one of them prepares his face mask in western Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Iran is preparing for the possibility of "tens of thousands" of people getting tested for the new coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases spiked again Saturday, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said, underscoring the fear both at home and abroad over the outbreak in the Islamic Republic. | (Vahid Salemi/AP)

A second person in the United States has died from coronavirus, officials confirmed Sunday.

A Washington man in his 70s with underlying health conditions died on Saturday at EvergreenHealth hospital in Washington, the same location the first American patient to succumb to the illness, a man in his 50s, was being treated.

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