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First US coronavirus death confirmed in Washington

By Anthony Leonardi, Daniel Chaitin
Published February 29, 2020 6:23pm ET
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First US coronavirus death confirmed in Washington
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 person died of COVID-19 in Washington, the first death in the United States linked to the disease.

The Washington State Department of Health first announced the death on Saturday.

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