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Four more people have died in a coronavirus outbreak in Washington state, bringing the total fatalities there to six.
These are the only deaths due to Covid-19 on US soil. The northwestern state declared a state of emergency over the weekend.
Five of the deaths occurred in King County, where Seattle is the main city.
There are now 18 confirmed cases in the region, where there are growing fears it may spread further.
Researchers who studied the first two Washington deaths had said the virus may have been spreading there for weeks, and suggested that up to 1,500 people may have been infected.
...25% of Kirkland’s firefighters were quarantined after having been to the nursing facility...
originally posted by: violet
Three of the four new deaths occurred at the nursing home, located in nearby Kirkland, Washington,
More coronavirus testing is expected to be conducted across the Seattle region.
Prior to Monday’s reported fatalities, 25% of Kirkland’s firefighters were quarantined after having been to the nursing facility, and the local hospital has also told visitors to stay away. An area college has also cleaned its campus after some students had visited the nursing facility.
originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: rickymouse
I see they were older with existing medical conditions. Violet intentionally left that part out.
originally posted by: violet
originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: rickymouse
I see they were older with existing medical conditions. Violet intentionally left that part out.
No I did not!
I’m getting my news from Apple news app which you can't post direct links to (unless the reader has the app), so I search the link, which was missing that info. I then did post right after it to say it was elderly. After further research. This was new news so not much info was revealed when posted in the OP.
originally posted by: violet
a reply to: FlyingSquirrel
Nursing Homes are not just for people on their way out. Many in there are quite healthy. The family places them there because they don’t have the means to care for them. Or they admit themselves.
Hospices are where people “on their way out” are placed.
Researchers who studied the first two Washington deaths had said the virus may have been spreading there for weeks,
originally posted by: FlyingSquirrel
The scare is so overblown and stupid imo. BIG business for face mask and hand sanitizer companies though! 92% of the people who have been infected globally have recovered with an 8% mortality rate. That's everyone factored in, the old, those with compromised health that have a myriad of other conditions or diseases.
The deaths in the U.S. have been old people in nursing homes. Nursing homes are the place that elderly who are on their way out are sent by family and doctors because nothing else can be done. And yet, the American public is terrified and you'll probably start seeing a bunch of healthy people walking around with masks on in public soon.
And somewhere in the murky stock market realm with that $6 trillion dollar loss of overall value and mass sell off, somebody is gaining from it I'm sure. Or will be once this all blows over and the stocks stabilize later this year.
If I had investment money and played with the market.. this would be an epic time to make alot of money by the end of 2020.
originally posted by: carewemust
a reply to: rickymouse
I see they were older with existing medical conditions. Violet intentionally left that part out.
Orange County Fire Authority firefighters from Engine Company 20 have been placed in isolation “out of an abundance of caution” after they encountered a patient who had traveled internationally and was showing symptoms similar to coronavirus, authorities said Monday.
The crew members, who were placed in isolation Saturday, will remain at a fire station in Irvine until the patient’s test results come back, said Colleen Windsor, the Orange County Fire Authority’s director of communications.
This isn’t the first time first responders have been exposed the disease. In Seattle, more than 25 firefighters have been quarantined after visiting a nursing home that is at the center of a coronavirus outbreak, according to the International Assn. of Fire Fighters.