A man who died from the coronavirus in Washington State used a King County Metro Access bus, a paratransit service for people with disabilities, according to a memo from the county’s contractor posted at the King County Metro South Base in Kent, Washington, reports The Seattle Times.
The note, dated March 2, said “an individual who perished [from the] coronavirus was a passenger on our vehicle in February.”
A nursing home in Stanwood, a city located 50 miles north of Seattle, on Tuesday reported that three residents have tested positive for COVID-19 and have been hospitalized. The home, Josephine Caring Community, is now under lockdown indefinitely.
“We anticipate that additional staff and residents will be tested and we will begin releasing updated counts linked to Josephine on our website starting tomorrow,” Dr. Chris Spitters, the district’s interim health officer, said.
Globally, more than 100,000 people have been infected by the virus and more than 4,000 people have died in an epidemic that began in Wuhan, China. In King County, there have been 190 confirmed cases and 22 deaths.
Many businesses in the Greater Seattle area are taking additional safety measures amid new outbreaks, including increasing sanitation procedures and urging staff and patrons to practice good hygiene. The county is encouraging social distancing, or increasing the physical distance between people to help slow the spread of disease.
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