*Because he can’t control the narrative, the orange a-hole in the White House, is not going to want to know that an American has DIED from the coronavirus.
The deceased victim, a male in his fifties, died in Washington state on Saturday from Covid-19, according to state health officials. The man’s passing is the first reported death from the virus in the United States.
By the way, in his press conference earlier today regarding the coronavirus outbreak in the US, Trump mistakenly said the patient was a woman.
In a news release announcing the death, the officials gave no details, but did schedule a news conference for 1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern today. A spokesperson for EvergreenHealth Medical Center, Kayse Dahl, said the person died in the facility in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, but gave no other details.
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Here’s MORE via AJC:
State and King County health officials said “new people (have been) identified with the infection, one of whom died.” They did not say how many new cases there are. Amy Reynolds of the Washington state health department said in a brief telephone interview: “We are dealing with an emergency evolving situation.”Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said the person who died was a man from Washington state.“It is a sad day in our state as we learn that a Washingtonian has died from COVID-19. Our hearts go out to his family and friends,” Inslee said. “We will continue to work toward a day where no one dies from this virus.The number of coronavirus cases in the United States is considered small. Worldwide, the number of people sickened by the virus hovered Friday around 83,000, and there were more than 2,800 deaths, most of them in China.
Most infections result in mild symptoms, including coughing and fever, though some can become more serious and lead to pneumonia. Older people, especially those with chronic illnesses such as heart or lung disease, are especially vulnerable. Health officials think it spreads mainly from droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes, similar to how the flu spreads.
Meanwhile, health officials in California, Oregon and Washington state are concerned about the novel coronavirus spreading through West Coast communities after confirming three patients were infected by unknown means.
Watch the video above and get more at AJC.com.
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