Seattle Authorities Report New Coronavirus Deaths, Bringing US aggregate To 6

Atleast four new patients have kicked the bucket from COVID-19 in Washington state, acquiring the all out number of passings the U.S. to in any event six as the coronavirus spreads all through nearby networks around Seattle, neighborhood wellbeing authorities said Monday.

Public Health authorities close to Seattle announced the country's initial two passings in a close by suburb and a few new cases throughout the end of the week. Nearby authorities said that regarding 50 occupants and workers of a nursing care office were being tried for the new coronavirus after a few others there tried positive. The flare-up there exacerbated on Monday.

"Lamentably, we are beginning to discover more COVID-19 cases here in Washington that give off an impression of being procured locally here in Washington," Washington state health official Dr. Kathy Lofy told correspondents at a question and answer session. "We presently realize that the infection is effectively spreading in certain networks."

Washington state as of now has in any event 18 cases, 14 of which are in King County where the nursing office is found and four in Snohomish County, she said. There are 29 different cases pending test outcomes, authorities said.

Five of the deaths are in King County with another casualty in Snohomish County, nearby authorities said.

"Right now we have not distinguished COVID-19 cases outside of King and Snohomish Counties, yet given the development of individuals around our state it is conceivable the infection is spreading in different areas, as well," she said. The state's general wellbeing lab has the ability to test around 200 examples every day and the University of Washington will begin testing for COVID-19