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The COVID Tracking Project collects information from 50 US states, the District of Columbia, and 5 other U.S. territories to provide the most comprehensive testing data we can collect for the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2.

Now as cases of virus-stricken patients suffering from COVID-19 multiply, Seattle-area government and hospital officials are facing the real-life consequences of shortcomings they’ve documented on paper for years.

What symptoms are most common, which groups are most at risk, and more.

Dr. Sam Fink treated two people who contracted the Covid-19 coronavirus while on a ski trip and explains to CNN’s Anderson Cooper what worries him the most about this particular coronavirus.

“Stay home” is not a sufficient plan.

Closing schools can slow the spread of disease and, in turn, save lives. But it also causes huge disruptions, especially for children who depend on the free and reduced-cost meals they get at school.

The Missouri attorney general asked a judge to block the sale of Bakker’s

Bryan Maruhashi, a 29-year-old Mercer Island man, went to Kaiser Permanente’s Capitol Hill campus to be treated for an unknown virus after recently traveling to Hong Kong, Japan and Bali. While getting his blood drawn, King County prosecutors say Maruhashi…

Initially the prohibition would be imposed only in Snohomish, King and Pierce counties.

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The origins of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. is beginning to be pieced together now that most states and territories have seen at least on infection.

“Are we ready to respond to a pandemic? I fear the answer is no,” one senior U.S. health official said in 2018.

Shoppers worried about coronavirus are stocking up on toilet paper, hand sanitizer and supplies even though supply chain experts say there’s no need. USA TODAY, Storyful

Two more King County nursing home residents have died after contracting COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths in the county to 22 and the statewide number to 24 as of Tuesday afternoon (March 10). Officials reported 74 new cases in the county.

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Scientists reveal the average incubation time for the virus that’s infected more than 116,000 people globally.

King County on Sunday reported two more deaths linked to coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 18.

Testing for the novel coronavirus in the Seattle area will get a huge boost in the coming weeks as a project funded by Bill Gates and his foundation begins offering home-testing kits that will allow people who fear they may…

A resident at Seattle’s Ida Culver House Ravenna, a retirement community, tested positive for COVID-19, but the facility believes it is an isolated case due to precautions taken after the outbreak.

Three more people have died from the COVID-19 outbreak in the Puget Sound area, local officials said, as the number of confirmed cases swelled to 79, including confirmed cases now in Grant County and Jefferson County. The three new deaths were patients being treated at EvergreenHealth Hospital, wher…

SEATTLE — King County has announced sweeping new recommendations for its residents to reduce their risk of exposure to COVID-19 as officials somberly announced a 10th death in the Puget Sound region with confirmed cases now reaching over three dozen.

Live coronavirus dashboard tracker. See data, maps, social media trends, and learn about prevention measures.

A message sent to Amazon workers said the employee worked out of the company’s Brazil office building, at 9th Avenue and Republican Street in South Lake Union.

The field of genomic epidemiology focuses on using the genetic sequences of pathogens to understand patterns of transmission and spread.
Viruses mutate very quickly and accumulate changes during the process of transmission from one infected individual to another.
The novel coronavirus which is respo…

BOTHELL, Wash. — Here is a list of schools in western Washington that will be closed on Tuesday, March 3 for coronavirus concerns and preparations: Northshore School District- All Schools closed to students Grove Elementary School and Early Learning Center, Marysville School District Kentw…

If you’re traveling or otherwise don’t have access to soap and water, the next best way to avoid diseases like COVID-19, which is caused by the novel coronavirus, is to use hand sanitizer.

“We now know that the virus is actively spreading in some communities,” said Washington State Health Officer Dr. Kathy Lofy.

Officials in Washington brief the news media on cases of coronavirus in Washington

The former chair of the Global Health Council talks about the mentality that left the world vulnerable to the Covid-19 epidemic

Two men in King County have died from the virus.

Unless you are health care professional, a hockey goalie, or Batman, or caring for someone who has an infection like a new coronavirus infection, you probably do not need to buy a mask just because of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.

Seattle Times journalists will be posting live updates Saturday on the novel coronavirus outbreak and first death in the United States, which occurred in King County.

The country, unlike others, has not experienced a sharp increase in reported cases, but it is under pressure to act decisively to preserve the Tokyo Olympics.