Washington state confirms first US death from coronavirus

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  • The U.S. reported on Saturday its first death from the coronavirus in King County in Washington state.
  • Jamie Nixon, a public information officer with the Washington State Department of Health, said that a patient in the state has died from the infection. Officials will hold a news conference in King County at 4:00 pm EST, in which they will discuss the death and other confirmed cases across the country.
  • The death comes as several cases in Washington state, California and Oregon have raised fears over the local, person-to-person transmission of the virus in people who have not recently traveled or been in contact with infected people.
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The U.S. reported on Saturday its first death from the coronavirus in King County in Washington state.

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