Four new deaths related to the coronavirus were recorded on the American territory, bringing the total to six, all occurred in the State of Washington, indicated Monday to the AFP a spokesperson of the health authority of this state.
Five of the dead were in King County, very close to the city of Seattle, and one in Snohomish County, closer to the Canadian border, the source said.
90 cases in the country, 18 in this region
“We are at a new stage in the fight to stem, mitigate and manage this spread,” King County official Dow Constantine said at a press conference.
“We expect the number of cases continues to increase in the days and weeks to come and we are taking this situation very seriously, “said Dr. Jeff Duchin of King County Health Services at the same press conference.
According to the latest figures from the Washington State Department of Health, which were last updated on Sunday evening, 18 cases of coronavirus have been identified in this region of the northwest of the United States. More than 90 cases are now listed in the United States.
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