Yep, very.
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WA
Two more people have died from coronavirus in Kirkland, according to the CEO of EvergreenHealth Medical Center. CEO Jeff Tomlin said 11 people have died at the Kirkland hospital. Another person died at Seattle’s Harborview Medical Center, and one person died in Snohomish County. That brings the total death toll in Washington up to 13 people.
Coronavirus Found In 2 New States, Washington’s Toll Climbs
Another 59 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Washington state, according to the Washington State Department of Health.
13 people who previously tested positive for coronavirus have died. Twelve people died in King County and 1 person died in Snohomish County.
59 others have tested positive for coronavirus in Washington state. The 72 total cases in Washington are the most in the U.S.
Of the total cases, 53 people tested positive in King County, 18 in Snohomish County, and one in Grant County.
SINGAPORE
Everyone said to watch Singapore. They have done the best job of testing, contact tracing and quarantining. Up to now, they have been ahead of it with more recovered than confirmed. These two news stories are concerning:
Singapore reports 13 new COVID-19 cases in largest single-day spike
06 Mar 2020 08:26PM
SINGAPORE: Singapore announced 13 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday (Mar 6), the highest daily jump since the outbreak started here.
This brings the total number of new coronavirus cases in Singapore to 130 since the first case was confirmed on Jan 23.
One more patient has recovered from COVID-19, bringing the total number of discharged cases to 82.
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Covid-19: Five new cases in Singapore; new cluster emerges at Safra Jurong private function
By Asyraf Kamil
Of these newly confirmed cases, one is an imported case who was on the Turkish Airlines flight, and the others are part of a new cluster involving a private dinner function at Safra Jurong on Feb 15.
Published05 March, 2020