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FROM A KING COUNTY, WASH. NEWS BRIEFING


A summary of deaths and ongoing cases, drawn from the press release, is below:

The four new cases are:

• A male in his 50s, hospitalized at Highline Hospital. He has no known exposures. He is in stable but critical condition. He had no underlying health conditions.

• A male in his 70s, a resident of Life Care, hospitalized at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland. The man had underlying health conditions, and died March 1.

• A female in her 70s, a resident of Life Care, hospitalized at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland. The woman had underlying health conditions, and died March 1.

• A female in her 80s, a resident of Life Care, was hospitalized at EvergreenHealth. She is in critical condition.

In addition, a woman in her 80s, who was already reported as in critical condition at Evergreen, has died. She died on March 1.

Ten other cases, already reported earlier by Public Health, include:

• A female in her 80s, hospitalized at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland. This person has now died, and is reported as such above.

• A female in her 90s, hospitalized at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland. The woman has underlying health conditions, and is in critical condition.

• A male in his 70s, hospitalized at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland. The man has underlying health conditions, and is in critical condition.

• A male in his 70s was hospitalized at EvergreenHealth. He had underlying health conditions and died on Feb. 29.

• A man in his 60s, hospitalized at Valley Medical Center in Renton.

• A man in 60s, hospitalized at Virginia Mason Medical Center.

• A woman in her 50s, who had traveled to South Korea; recovering at home.

• A woman in her 70s, who was a resident of Life Care in Kirkland, hospitalized at EvergreenHealth.

• A woman in her 40s, employed by Life Care, who is hospitalized at Overlake Medical Center.

• A man in his 50s, who was hospitalized and died at EvergreenHealth.

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