Thirty-three new cases of COVID-19 have been reported to Public Health – Seattle & King County through, Sunday, March 3rd., bringing the total number of reported King County cases to 116. 

Of the 33 new cases reported today, two are deaths. In addition, one person who was previously reported as a positive case has now died.

The total number of deaths reported to Public Health is now 20. The three deaths being reported today include:

• A woman in her 80s, a Life Care Center resident, was hospitalized at EvergreenHealth, and died on 3/4/20. (This case is included in the 33 new cases reported today.)
• A woman in her 90s, a Life Care Center resident, was hospitalized at Harborview Medical Center, and died on 3/8/20. (This case is included in the 33 new cases reported today.)  
• A woman in her 70s, a Life Care Center resident, who was hospitalized at EvergreenHealth, and who died on 3/8/20 (This case was previously reported as a positive case on 3/4/20, in an earlier case count.)

Of the 20 deaths reported, 19 are associated with Life Care Center. 

Update regarding Life Care Center of Kirkland

Public Health is working with partners to coordinate testing of all Life Care Center employees. The testing is in partnership with the University of Washington.

Priority will go to employees who have symptoms consistent with COVID-19.  Testing is recommended only for people who are symptomatic for the disease. 

Life Care Center reports that it has completed testing all of its remaining residents and is awaiting test results.

For more information about the coronavirus outbreak in King County go to Public Health – Seattle & King County’ website here.