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A U.S. Public Health Services worker carries boxes of supplies to a back entrance of the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., Monday, March 9, 2020, near Seattle. The nursing home is at the center of the outbreak of the new coronavirus in Washington state. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Inslee expands closures statewide, virus deaths reach 37
March 13, 2020 7:06 p.m.

Inslee expands closures statewide, virus deaths reach 37

SEATTLE (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday expanded school closures and prohibited large gatherings across all of Washington in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus while health officials reported at least six new deaths and more than 560 positive tests.