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Washington Gov. Jay Inslee tours the group of RV's set-up for potential isolation and quarantine of COVID-19 patients in Grand Mound, Wash. on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 after earlier stops at the state Emergency Operations Centers at Camp Murray and the Dept. of Health's Tumwater location. He was joined by Nathan Weed, left, Dept. of Health incident commander who conducted the tour for Gov. Inslee. (Steve Bloom/The Olympian via AP)

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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.