Person in Washington state first in US to die from new virus

MSN ^ | 02 29 2020 | Staff

[yesthatjallen]

A person has died in Washington state of COVID-19, state health officials said Saturday, marking the first such reported death in the United States.

State officials issued a terse news release announcing the death, gave no details and scheduled a news conference.

Health officials in California, Oregon and Washington state worried about the novel coronavirus spreading through West Coast communities after confirming three patients were infected by unknown means.

The patients — an older Northern California woman with chronic health conditions, a high school student in Everett, Washington and an employee at a Portland, Oregon-area school — hadn’t recently traveled overseas or had any known close contact with a traveler or an infected person, authorities said.

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[indthkr]

OK

Was this person 89 years old with Emphysema and COPD?

[ncalburt]

Yes , The Korean who rolled back from Korea infected died .
She was not stopped at the Airports .
A asymptomatic super carrier .
So why are Korean flights not banned NOW ?
We have a dead Korean national who exposed may be a thousand people in her travels .

[allendale]

Try never to assume anything. Rely on facts. BTW anyone surprised that the journalists covering this story omit the race of the victim. Somehow if the victim were Caucasian, it would have been included.

[mom aka the evil dictator]

Coronavirus is not new, COVID-19 is. There are many strains of coronavirus just like there are many strains of the flu virus.

[Cuttnhorse]

...lots of Asians in the Seattle and Portland areas...

I'm waiting for Corona to pop up in Vancouver, Canada, eh!
The locals call the city, "Hongcouver", with good reason.

[ronnie raygun]

Many will die on the west coast because most are compromised, drug addicts, aids, homeless, mental health and lastly old age

[higgmeister]

Give a report to the American people EVERYDAY

The surest way to get people to stop listening to you is to keep talking ad nauseam.

The President should only talk about the covid-19 when there is something new to say. So far all that we have heard from the media is lies, hearsay and innuendo. "Much Ado About Nothing"

[Maskot]

Yeah they threw those other two in there so we all get to play the “guess who died first” game. Hmmmm.....let’s see.......who could it possibly be? Is it contestant number one, who was a healthy high school student? Or is it contestant number two, an elderly woman with COPD, cancer, emphysema, high blood pressure, dandruff, varicose veins and hooks on the side? Or is it contestant number three, a middle ager who works out religiously and eats a healthy diet? I hate the media.... 😡

[yesthatjallen]

Many will die on the west coast because most are compromised, drug addicts, aids, homeless, mental health and lastly old age

IF it does turn into an out of control pandemic 'large urban centers' are going to be 'most affected'.

All the east coast/west coast Democrat-run cities will be hit the hardest. Expect run on stores, riots, and looting.

If Democrats keep trying to scare people for political gain they may create a problem without the virus even becoming a pandemic.

Democrats should be urging calm.

[dfwgator]

I would think we would see it happen to Seoul before it hits the major cities here. And while Seoul has some cases, it isn’t out of control as of yet.

[wardaddy]

The ultimate freeper binary thread

EITHER THE PANIC SET IS WRONG .....

OR WE’RE ALL DEAD

[yesthatjallen]

I would think we would see it happen to Seoul before it hits the major cities here. And while Seoul has some cases, it isn’t out of control as of yet.

I said at least a week ago the panic could be worse than the actual virus.

Everyone, Democrats, media, Republicans should tone down the rhetoric before they cause panic.

I don't believe Democrats and the media can resist hyping this for political gain. They may regret it.

[dfwgator]

I think it’s more the panic over the panic.

[FreeReign]

This person who died is a presumptive COVID-19 case. The CDC hasn't confirmed that it is a COVID-19 case. Not sure how Washington State thinks that it is COVID-19.

Regardless, the article makes no mention of this.

[FreeReign]

Trump said the patient who died was a woman. Seattle-area media reported a 63-year-old woman (who recently traveled to Daegu, South Korea)

The woman who died is the woman who came back from S. Korea? I didn't think so.

[FreeReign]

I HIGHLY doubt Lysol will kill COVID-19

On surfaces?

Why would it be different than other viruses?

The EPA of course says yes.

The Center for Biocide Chemistries has created a list of more than 100 ready-to-use, dilutable and wipeable biocidal products that the EPA has approved as effective at killing viruses like the coronavirus.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)—Fighting Products

[RummyChick]

Perhaps it does then. I just know as one poster pointed out there are a variety of versions of the virus. He pointed to the ones that most likely were killed by Lysol.

But your link indicates that it might

Did they run a test on it ??? Doubt it.

But hopefully it works.

I am doubtful spraying Lysol on this one will do it..but remain open to the idea that it is all you need.

[wiley]

Revealed as male with significant co-morbidities. No details beyond that. KOMO news - press conference.

[FreeReign]

Chlorine, boiling water, alcohol and bleach kill viruses. So outside ones body, it not a hard thing to do.

[RummyChick]

Lysol doesn’t kill HIV does it? This virus has some things that are similar to HIV..doesn’t mean alcohol can’t kill it. I dont know