LINKED
LINKED TO
LINKED TO THIS NURSING HOME.>>> WE WILL TELL YOU WHICH SCHOOLS
WILL NOT HAVE CLASSES TOMORROW
DUE TO CONCERNS ABOUT THE
VIRUS.
VIRUS.
VIRUS. YOU WERE WATCHING KING 5 NEWS.
>>> A SECOND PERSON HAS NOW
DIED FROM THE CORONAVIRUS IN
THE STATE.
THE STATE. AUTHORITIES SAY THERE ARE A
TOTAL OF 13 CASES DOWN HERE.
THREE OF THOSE CASES IN
SNOHOMISH COUNTY.
SNOHOMISH COUNTY. THE OTHER 10 ARE IN KING
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. THE TWO CAMPING TWO CONFIRMED
DEATHS ARE IN KING COUNTY.
WE HAVE KRISTIN AYRES IN
KIRKLAND WHERE WE HAVE THE
LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING
THESE TWO DEATHS.
>> Reporter: THIS IS THE CENTER
OF THAT INVESTIGATION TONIGHT.
IT IS WHERE THE MAN WHO DIED
FROM CORONAVIRUS, THE SECOND
MAN WHO DIED FROM CORONAVIRUS
LIVED.
LIVED.
LIVED. HE
LIVED. HE IS THE SECOND IN THE STATE
AND IN THE COUNTRY.
TONIGHT, FAMILY MEMBERS FROM
OTHER PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE SAY
THIS IS HITTING THEM HARD.
>> A SECOND DESK?
DEATH?
DEATH?
DEATH? HERE?
HERE?
HERE? >>
HERE? >> A WOMAN STUNNED TO HEAR OF A
CORONAVIRUS DEATH AT THE
NURSING HOME WHERE HER 89-YEAR-
OLD MOTHER HAS BEEN LIVING FOR
THREE WEEKS.
THREE WEEKS. >> THAT'S CONCERNING.
TOO CLOSE TO HOME.
>> TIM FREY TRAVELED TO SEE HER
MOTHER AT THE CARE LIFE CENTER
IN KIRKLAND TONIGHT . NOW AT
THE CENTER OF AN INVESTIGATION
INTO ACHE POSSIBLE CORONAVIRUS
OUTBREAK.
OUTBREAK.
OUTBREAK. MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE WHO LIVED
OR WORKED HERE ARE HOSPITALIZED
AND UNDERGOING TESTING FOR
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. AMBULANCES WERE COMING AND
GOING LAST NIGHT AND INTO THIS
EVENING.
EVENING.
EVENING. THE FOUR NEW CASES ANNOUNCED
TONIGHT, A MAN IN HIS 70s WHO
DIED, AND THREE OTHER PATIENTS
IN THEIR 70s, 80s, AND 90s ALL
IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
INITIALLY THE FACILITY BAND ANY
VISITORS BUT FREY SAID SHE WAS
GIVEN A MASK AND ALLOWED TO GO
INSIDE.
INSIDE.
INSIDE. >> I DIDN'T HEAR ANY COUGHING,
IT WAS KIND OF QUIET IN THERE.
>> Reporter: INSIDE, SAID SOME
PATIENTS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN
EXPOSED WERE QUARANTINED BUT
THERE ARE ALREADY CONCERNS THE
DISEASE HAS SPREAD BEYOND THE
BUILDING.
BUILDING.
BUILDING. KIRKLAND FIREFIGHTERS AND
PARAMEDICS WHO MAY HAVE HAD
CONTACT WITH CORONAVIRUS
PATIENTS ARE CURRENTLY
QUARANTINED.
QUARANTINED. THE LAKE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS WILL BE
CLOSED MONDAY AND TUESDAY WHILE
CREWS DISINFECT IT AFTER 17
NURSING STUDENTS AND FOUR
FACULTY MEMBERS SPENT TIME AT
THE NURSING HOME LAST WEEK.
BACK AT LIFE CARE, FREY SAID
HER MOTHER IS ONE OF THE LUCKY
ONES WHO IS SYMPTOM-FREE.
>> SHE LOOKS REALLY GOOD TO ME,
I'M VERY ENCOURAGED.
>> Reporter: THE FIRST
CORONAVIRUS DEATH ACTUALLY
HAPPENED YESTERDAY. IT WAS A
MAN WHO WAS IN HIS 50s AND
CONSIDERED MEDICALLY HIGH RISK.
HE DIED AT EVERGREEN HEALTH.
LIVE IN KIRKLAND, KRISTIN AYRES,
KING 5 NEWS.>>> LET'S UPDATE
YOU ON SOME OTHER CORONAVIRUS
CASES WE LEARNED ABOUT TODAY.
A MAN IN HIS 60s AS
HOSPITALIZED IN CRITICAL
CONDITION IN BREMERTON.
THE HOSPITAL SAYS HE IS IN THE
AIRBORNE INFECTION ISOLATION
ROOM.
ROOM.
ROOM. ANOTHER MAN IN HIS 60s AS
HOSPITALIZED IN CRITICAL
CONDITION. BOTH OF THOSE MEN
HAD UNDERLYING HEALTH
CONDITIONS WHICH MAKES IT
HARDER TO FIGHT OFF THE VIRUS.
THIS WEEK GOVERNOR ENSLEY
DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY
TO GIVE STATE AGENCIES THE
NECESSARY RESOURCES TO PREPARE
AND RESPOND TO AN OUTBREAK.
AMONG THE STATES, THIS STATES
CORONAVIRUS CASES, A MILLCREEK
TEEN, HE'S IN HIGH SCHOOL IS
CLOSED IN RENTON WE LEARNED
ABOUT OTHER SCHOOLS I HAVE
CLOSURES AS WELL.
KING 5'S BRIT MOORER IS LIFE IN
RENTON TONIGHT WITH MORE ON
THAT .
THAT .
THAT . >>
THAT . >> A LIST OF SCHOOL CLOSURES IS
DEFINITELY GROWING TONIGHT.
LIKE YOU SAID, SCHOOL OFFICIALS
HERE AT HE'S IN HIGH SCHOOL
HAVE DECIDED TO CLOSE THE
SCHOOL TOMORROW AS A
PRECAUTION.
PRECAUTION. WE ARE ALSO LEARNING THAT
KITTLER HIGH SCHOOL IN COVINGTON
AND BROTHELS FRANK LOVE
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE NORTH
SHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL ALSO
CLOSE TOMORROW.
CLOSE TOMORROW. DEFINITELY A GROWING LIST OF
SCHOOL DISTRICTS MAKING THAT
DECISION TO SCHOOL CLOSE
SCHOOLS COME MONDAY AS CONCERNS
OVER THE CORONAVIRUS CONTINUE
TO GROW.
TO GROW.
TO GROW. >> Reporter: IS IN HIGH SCHOOL
IN RENTON IS CLOSED MONDAY
WHILE CUSTODIANS CLEAN THE
CAMPUS AFTER OFFICIALS LEARN A
STUDENT AND PARENT WERE
EXPERIENCING THE SCHOOL FLU
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS.
SYMPTOMS. >> THEY HAVE BEEN CLEANING THE
SCHOOL AND THE HIGH CONTACT
AREAS.
AREAS.
AREAS. ALWAYS, DOORHANDLES, WATER
FOUNTAINS, THOSE KINDS OF
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. >> Reporter: THE PARENT, WHO
WORKS IN THE HEALTHCARE
INDUSTRY GOT SICK LAST SUNDAY,
THE STUDENT GOT SICK WEDNESDAY
AND DID NOT GO TO SCHOOL
THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.
THE STUDENT AND PARENT WERE
PROTESTED FOR CORONAVIRUS
SATURDAY AND OURSELVES
QUARANTINED AT HOME WHILE THEY
WAIT FOR TEST RESULTS.
>> IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR
FAMILIES AND FAMILIES ALL OVER
TO KNOW THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS
AND COMMUNITIES ARE PAYING
ATTENTION TO THIS. WE ARE
PREPARED.
PREPARED.
PREPARED. >> JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL AND
MILLCREEK ARE ALSO CLOSED AFTER
A STUDENT TESTED POSITIVE FOR
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. THAT STUDENT IS ISOLATED AT
HOME AND IS DOING WELL.
>> MEANWHILE, BOUGHT THE HIGH
SCHOOL WAS CLOSED THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
CONCERNS AND PLANS TO REOPEN
MONDAY.
MONDAY.
MONDAY. THIS CLOSURE SPARKED BY A SICK
FAMILY MEMBER OF A STOPPER.
BOTH OF WHOM HAD TRAVELED
INTERNATIONALLY.
INTERNATIONALLY. THE FAMILY MEMBER TESTED
NEGATIVE FOR THE VIRUS. THE
STATES LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT,
SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS SAYS
THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO
CONFIRMED CASES OF CORONAVIRUS
WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
BUT OFFICIALS ARE CLOSELY
MONITORING THE SITUATION.
>> RENTON SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY
THE STUDENT HERE AT HIS IN HIGH
SCHOOL DID NOT HAVE ANY
SIBLINGS ATTENDING OTHER SCHOOLS
SO THAT IS NOT A CONCERN RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. BUT
NOW. BUT OFFICIALS URGE ANYONE WHO
MAY BE EXPERIENCING ANY FLULIKE
SYMPTOMS TO PLEASE STAY HOME.
FOR LOT NOW LIVE IN RENTON,
BRIT MOORER, KING 5 NEWS.>>>
ALSO TONIGHT, THE U.S. POSTAL
SERVICE CONFIRMS A FEMALE
EMPLOYEE TESTED POSITIVE FOR
CORONAVIRUS AND IS RECOVERING
AT HOME.
AT HOME.
AT HOME. THE FEDERAL WAY POSTAL FACILITY
HAS BEEN CLEANED.
KING COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH IS AWARE OF THAT CASE.
>>> SEVEN PARAMEDICS IN REDMOND
HAVE BEEN PLACED ON
QUARANTINED.
QUARANTINED. WE ARE TOLD THE FIRE DEPARTMENT
IS FULLY STAFFED AND RESPONDING
TO CALLS AS NORMAL.
THE REDMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT
SAID OUT OF AN ABUNDANCE OF
CAUTION SEVEN OF OUR WORKERS
HAVE BEEN QUARANTINED.>>> NEW
YORK GOVERNOR CONFIRMED THAT'S
STATES FIRST POSSIBLE CASE OF
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. A WOMAN IN HER 30s RECENTLY
TRAVELED TO AROUND.
OFFICIALS SAY SHE HAS BEEN
QUARANTINED IN HER HOME IN
MANHATTAN.
MANHATTAN. AROUND THE WORLD THERE ARE NOW
MORE THAN 89,000 CONFIRMED
CASES OF CORONAVIRUS.
JOHN HOPKINS UNIVERSITY IS
PROVIDING THIS MAP WHICH SHOWS
THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES
IN MORE THAN 60 DIFFERENT
COUNTRIES.
COUNTRIES. HE SAID THERE ARE 86 CASES IN
THE U.S., MORE THAN 3000 PEOPLE
HAVE DIED ACROSS THE WORLD WITH
MOST OF THOSE DEATHS IN
MAINLAND CHINA. AMONG THE
CONFIRMED CASES, ALMOST HALF
HAVE ALREADY RECOVERED.>>> THE
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION URGES
PEOPLE OVER 60 OR WITH AN
UNDERLINING ISSUE TO AVOID
CROWDED AREAS WHERE THEY MIGHT
BE COMING INTO CONTACT WITH
SOMEONE SICK.
SOMEONE SICK. CHINA, SOUTH KOREA, AND ITALY
HAVE THE MOST CORONAVIRUS CASES
FOR ITALY'S INFECTION RATE
JUMPED 50 % TODAY.
MORE THAN 1600 INFECTED THERE.
34 HAVE DIED . MASSES WERE NOT
HELD BECAUSE CHURCH IS CLOSED.
CLOSE TO A DOZEN TOWNS NEAR
MILAN ARE STILL QUARANTINED.
MORE THAN 50,000 PEOPLE ON
LOCKDOWN.
LOCKDOWN.
LOCKDOWN. TODAY, A TOP ITALIAN OFFICIAL
WARNED OF WHAT HE CALLED A
QUOTE POSSIBLE TSUNAMI EFFECT
ON HOSPITALS IF THE OUTBREAK
ISN'T CONTAINED.
ISN'T CONTAINED. >>> ONE OF THE DIFFICULT THINGS
WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS IS
KEEPING OUR VIEWERS AND THE
PUBLIC A PRICE ON ANY NEW
DEVELOPMENTS IN THEIR HAVE BEEN
A LOT.
A LOT.
A LOT. WHILE ALSO TRYING NOT TO CAUSE
ANY HYSTERIA.
ANY HYSTERIA. BUT THERE ARE SOME THINGS WE
JUST DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE VIRUS
BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS
WE DO KNOW SO WE WILL TRY TO
SEPARATE FACTS FROM FEAR AND
GIVE YOU SOME FIGURES THAT
HOPEFULLY PUT THIS VIRUS INTO
CONTEXT A LITTLE BETTER.
SO FAR THERE HAVE BEEN TWO
DEATHS IN WASHINGTON STATE FROM
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. THIS FLU SEASON THERE HAVE BEEN
74 DEATHS IN WASHINGTON STATE.
NATIONWIDE AS MANY AS 41,000
DEATHS LINKED TO THE FLU.
CURRENT ESTIMATES SAY 80 % OF
PEOPLE WHO COME DOWN WITH
CORONAVIRUS WILL NOT NEED
HOSPITALIZATION.
HOSPITALIZATION. SO WHY IS IT SO CONCERNING?
AGAIN, IT IS FAIRLY NEW FOR US
AND THERE IS NO VACCINE
AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC YET SO
IT IS ALL UP TO YOUR IMMUNE
SYSTEM WHICH IS WHY IT IS MOST
DANGEROUS FOR ELDERLY AND THOSE
WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH
CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS. IT ALSO MAY BE EASIER TO CATCH
AND DEADLIER THAN THE FLU, BUT
THAT MEANS CONTEXT AND WE DO
NOT HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION
JUST YET HEARD WE KNOW THERE IS
A LOT OF INFORMATION TO TRY TO
DIGEST SO WE HAVE COMPILED IT
IN A SPECIAL CORONAVIRUS
SECTION ON OUR WEBSITE.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TEXT THE
WORD VIRUS TWO 206-4545.
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