Washington (2019-nCoV)

Quote of the day on MSNBC: Residents of Seattle are wondering if the cough going around the area is the coronavirus.

A female in her 80s, a resident of LifeCare, was hospitalized at EvergreenHealth. She is in critical condition.

A male in his 50s, hospitalized at Highline Hospital. No known exposures. He is in stable but critical condition. He had no underlying health conditions.

A female in her 40s, currently hospitalized with underlying health conditions. http://www.snohd.org/civicalerts.aspx?AID=268

CDC press conference cites 1 HCW, 1 patient presumptive positives at long term care facility (Kirkwood) 52 patients and staff symptomatic

RIGHT NOW A person in King County, Washington, near Seattle, has become the first in the country to die of the coronavirus. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/world/coronavirus-news.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur

The two new cases are in: A male in his 60s, hospitalized at Valley Medical Center in Renton. The man has underlying health conditions, and is in critical but stable condition. A male in 60s, hospitalized at Virginia Mason Medical Center. The man has underlying health conditions, and his status is critical. https://publichealthinsider.com/2020/03/01/public-health-confirms-two-more-covid-19-cases-bringing-the-total-in-king-county-to-six/

A male in his 70s was hospitalized at EvergreenHealth. He had underlying health conditions and died on 2/29/20. https://publichealthinsider.com/2020/03/01/public-health-confirms-four-new-covid-19-cases-including-one-death-bringing-total-cases-in-king-county-to-ten/

female in her 80s, hospitalized at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland. The woman has underlying health conditions, and is in critical condition A female in her 90s, hospitalized at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland. The woman has underlying health conditions, and is in critical condition A male in his 70s, hospitalized at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland. The man has underlying health conditions, and is in critical condition https://publichealthinsider.com/2020/03/01/public-health-confirms-four-new-covid-19-cases-including-one-death-bringing-total-cases-in-king-county-to-ten/

The new case is a male in his 40s, hospitalized at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland. The man is in critical condition. http://www.snohd.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=266

Gov. Jay Inslee today declared a state of emergency in response to new cases of COVID-19, directing state agencies to use all resources necessary to prepare for and respond to the outbreak. https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/inslee-issues-covid-19-emergency-proclamation

Death, HCW, Resident, Long Term Care Facility in Kirkwood, WA

Additional King County COVID cases willbe announced at a 4 PM ET Press Conference

In King County, a woman in her 50s with confirmed travel to Daegu, South Korea is a presumptive positive. She is currently in home isolation. https://www.doh.wa.gov/Newsroom/Articles/ID/1103/Additional-Cases-of-COVID-19-in-Washington-State

the Snohomish Health District notified us we have a confirmed case of Coronavirus, or COVID-19, at Henry M. Jackson High School. https://www.facebook.com/EverettPublicSchools.WA/posts/10158096234479630

New England Journal of Medicine paper on first confirmed nCoV case (35M in Snohomish Co WA) On January 19, 2020, a 35-year-old man presented to an urgent care clinic in Snohomish County, Washington, with a 4-day history of cough and subjective fever. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2001191#.XjSWBjmO7T4.twitter