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1st U.S. coronavirus death reported in Washington state

by Adam Ford · Feb 29th, 2020 1:52 pm

The Washington Department of Health confirmed on Saturday the first coronavirus death in the United States.

The Washington State Department of Health confirms the first U.S. death from COVID-19 has occurred here in the state of Washington. We will share more information at a media briefing today at 1pm.

The CDC reported four likely new cases of the deadly virus in the western United States on Friday.

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