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Shelves where disinfectant wipes and sprays are usually displayed sit empty in a pharmacy Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Providence, R.I., as confirmed cases of the coronavirus rise in the U.S. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Feds investigate nursing home as U.S. death toll hits 11
March 4, 2020 6:02 p.m.

Feds investigate nursing home as U.S. death toll hits 11

SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 11 on Wednesday with a patient succumbing in California — the first reported fatality outside Washington state — as federal authorities announced an investigation of the Seattle-area nursing home where most of the victims were stricken.