Both men had underlying health conditions and were hospitalized at the EvergreenHealth Medical Center in Kirkland.
Local Washington state health officials announced the second U.S. coronavirus-related death on Sunday after confirming the first just one day earlier. Both deceased men had underlying health conditions and were hospitalized at the EvergreenHealth Medical Center in Kirkland.another death from COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total from the area and across the U.S. to two after one had been confirmed on Saturday.
With four new confirmed cases on Sunday, the total number of individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 in King Country has risen to 10. State public health officials and the King County Executive's Office will meet on Monday to formulate a response to the outbreak.Governor Jay Inslee on Saturday declared a state of emergency in Washington state following news of the first death.
After the first death on Saturday, President Donald Trump continued to urge calm, before then sharing a New York Post poll one day later showing 77 percent confidence among citizens in the government's ability to handle the outbreak."If you are healthy, you will probably go through a process and you'll be fine," the president said on Saturday, before noting that"15 people have recovered from the virus.
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