31 people have died in Washington from COVID-19

By Brian Kelly • March 12, 2020 4:30 pm
31 people have died in Washington from COVID-19

Thirty-one people in Washington state have died from the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to the Washington State Department of Health.

Most of the fatalities from coronavirus have occurred in King County; the number of deaths attributed to COVID-19 rose to 27 in the latest figures provided by the Department of Health.

There have been 457 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Washington state — with two of those on Bainbridge Island.

King County remains the epicenter of the outbreak, with 270 positive tests of COVID-19 confirmed.