2nd Coronavirus Death In Washington State As Number Of US Cases Rises

"A second person has died in Washington state and five more people have tested positive with the novel coronavirus, health officials said Sunday.

Four of the new cases, including the second death, are among residents of a long-term nursing facility where officials have been investigating a possible outbreak of coronavirus.

The second death was a man in his 70s who died Saturday, Seattle & King County Public Health said in a release."

Faith Karimi, Mallika Kallingal, and Theresa Waldrop report for CNN March 1, 2020.

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