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A commuter holds on to a vertical pole while another wears a mask as they ride the subway, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in New York. "It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC). (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

A commuter holds on to a vertical pole while another wears a mask as they ride the subway, Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in New York. "It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC). (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

March 4, 2020

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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.