102 cases of novel coronavirus now confirmed statewide by Washington health officials
Local health officials confirmed there were 102 cases of novel coronavirus in Washington state as of Sunday. The total number of deaths increased to 16.
Those numbers include 71 confirmed cases and 15 confirmed deaths in King County, and 27 cases and one confirmed death in Snohomish County. Grant, Jefferson, Pierce and Clark counties each had one case.
The outbreak in King County has been confirmed in different locations than the epicenter in Kirkland it started in. In addition to a nursing and rehabilitation facility in Kirkland, the virus has been confirmed at a nursing home in Issaquah and a senior living home in Seattle.
King County Public Health reported that tests have now been made available for every resident of the facility, but also that the number of cases associated with the home could be more as 70 employees have been monitored with COVID-19 symptoms.
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