2 min ago An 11th person has died from coronavirus in Washington state
An additional person has died of novel coronavirus in King County, Washington, according to the local health department.
In a written release, the department describes the victim as a woman in her 90’s who died on Tuesday. Her death was not included in the daily report issued earlier today from the state Department of Health.
This brings the total number of coronavirus deaths in Washington state to 11. A 12th death was confirmed earlier this week in California. The King County announcement does not affect the overall number of positive coronavirus cases reported in Washington state, which stands at 70.
Due to the increased amount of testing and results expected in coming days, King County says it will no longer provide personal details about coronavirus patients going forward.
3 min ago At least 33 people in New York state test positive for coronavirus
From CNN's Sheena Jones
At least 33 people have tested positive for coronavirus across the state of New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said moments ago at a press conference.
That number is up from 23 that CNN previously reported.
Five of the 33 people are currently hospitalized and they are improving, Cuomo said.
“This is like a flu on steroids,” he added.
Cuomo said at least 4,000 people are under a "precautionary quarantine." This means they were in the proximity of someone that may have tested positive, returned back from travel from a level 2 or 3 country and aren’t showing symptoms.