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)
March 14, 2020
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March 14, 2020 3:07 p.m.
Washington state coronavirus death toll hits 40
SEATTLE (AP) — The death toll from the new coronavirus in Washington state jumped to 40 on Saturday when King County health officials reported three new fatalities — two from the nursing home that's been the epicenter of the outbreak.