Two dozen people have died in Washington from COVID-19

By Brian Kelly • March 10, 2020 3:30 pm
Two dozen people have died in Washington from COVID-19

A total of 24 people in Washington state have died from the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to the Washington State Department of Health.

Most of the fatalities from coronavirus have occurred in King County; the number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 grew to 22 in the latest figures provided by the Department of Health.

There have been 267 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Washington state — with two of those on Bainbridge Island. That’s up from 162 confirmed cases Monday.

King County remains the epicenter of the outbreak, with 190 positive tests of COVID-19 confirmed.