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Washington State Coronavirus Cases Largely Tied To Nursing Facility

The entrance to Life Care Center of Kirkland. (David Ryder/Getty Images)
The entrance to Life Care Center of Kirkland. (David Ryder/Getty Images)

In Washington state, the majority of the nine U.S. novel coronavirus deaths have been linked to the same place: a long-term care facility near Seattle.

Many others who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Washington have also had some sort of connection to the Life Care Center of Kirkland.

For more on the history of this facility, Here & Now’s Tonya Mosley speaks with Mary Hudetz (@marymhudetz), an investigative reporter at The Seattle Times.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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