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A nurse works March 13 in the room of a patient who tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Life Care Center in Kirkland. Nursing home outbreaks of COVID-19 have raised concern in the U.S. since the incident at Life Care Center.

Coronavirus updates: Washington passes 10,400 cases, 500 deaths

A nurse works March 13 in the room of a patient who tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Life Care Center in Kirkland. Nursing home outbreaks of COVID-19 have raised concern in the U.S. since the incident at Life Care Center.

April 13, 2020, 10:18am Health Free

The Washington State Department of Health reported 187 new COVID-19 cases and 17 additional deaths on Sunday, bringing the statewide totals to 10,411 cases and 508 deaths. Read story

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2016, file photo, a man does maintenance work between razor wire-topped fences at the Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, Wash. Inmates at the prison filed a motion Thursday, April 9, 2020, with the Washington state Supreme Court asking it to order Gov. Jay Inslee and Department of Corrections Secretary Stephen Sinclair to release inmates who are 60 years old or older, those with underlying health conditions, and any who are close to their release date after almost a dozen people at the prison tested positive for the new coronavirus.

State must provide details on protecting inmates from virus

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2016, file photo, a man does maintenance work between razor wire-topped fences at the Monroe Correctional Complex in Monroe, Wash. Inmates at the prison filed a motion Thursday, April 9, 2020, with the Washington state Supreme Court asking it to order Gov. Jay Inslee and Department of Corrections Secretary Stephen Sinclair to release inmates who are 60 years old or older, those with underlying health conditions, and any who are close to their release date after almost a dozen people at the prison tested positive for the new coronavirus.

April 13, 2020, 10:16am Latest News

At least 14 Washington state Department of Corrections employees and eight inmates have tested positive for the new coronavirus, and the agency has a Monday deadline for outlining how it will stop the spread. Read story

Commuters wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus at Atocha train station in Madrid, Spain, Monday, April 13, 2020. Confronting both a public health emergency and long-term economic injury, Spain is cautiously re-starting some business activity to emerge from the nationwide near-total freeze that helped slow the country&#039;s grim coronavirus outbreak. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

Health or wealth? Nations pressured to loosen virus rules

Commuters wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus at Atocha train station in Madrid, Spain, Monday, April 13, 2020. Confronting both a public health emergency and long-term economic injury, Spain is cautiously re-starting some business activity to emerge from the nationwide near-total freeze that helped slow the country&#039;s grim coronavirus outbreak. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

April 13, 2020, 9:28am Latest News

New York's coronavirus death toll topped 10,000 on Monday even as the absence of fresh hot spots in the U.S. or elsewhere in the world yielded a ray of optimism in global efforts against the disease, though a return to normal was unlikely anytime soon. Read story

Wheelchairs are stacked at the curb outside PruittHealth Grandview nursing home where at least 10 patients who were previously tested presumptive positive for COVID-19 have passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Athens, Ga. The facility continues to operate at an alert code red status following enhanced infectious disease protocol despite the deaths.

Nursing home deaths soar past 3,600 in alarming surge

Wheelchairs are stacked at the curb outside PruittHealth Grandview nursing home where at least 10 patients who were previously tested presumptive positive for COVID-19 have passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Athens, Ga. The facility continues to operate at an alert code red status following enhanced infectious disease protocol despite the deaths.

April 13, 2020, 9:09am Latest News

More than 3,600 deaths nationwide have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, an alarming rise in just the past two weeks, according to the latest count by The Associated Press. Read story

Virus doesn’t care as students try to prepare for college

April 13, 2020, 9:08am Latest News

Before the coronavirus slammed the gates on campus visits by prospective students, Serra Sowers had plans to visit seven colleges this spring to help make up her mind. Read story

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Washington.

Fauci says ‘rolling reentry’ of U.S. economy possible in May

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a briefing about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in Washington.

April 13, 2020, 9:07am Politics

The United States’ top infectious disease expert said Sunday that the economy in parts of the country could have a “rolling reentry” as early as next month, provided health authorities can quickly identify and isolate people who will inevitably be infected with the coronavirus. Read story

A patient is evacuated from the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, Calif., Wednesday, April 8, 2020. More than 80 patients from a Riverside skilled nursing facility are being evacuated this morning to other healthcare locations throughout Riverside County, Calif.

Coronavirus deaths surge at nursing homes

A patient is evacuated from the Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Riverside, Calif., Wednesday, April 8, 2020. More than 80 patients from a Riverside skilled nursing facility are being evacuated this morning to other healthcare locations throughout Riverside County, Calif.

April 12, 2020, 5:12pm Latest News

More than 3,300 deaths nationwide have been linked to coronavirus outbreaks in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, an alarming rise in just the past two weeks, according to the latest count by The Associated Press. Read story

Workers on front lines in Washington making ventilators endure risks to ‘help others save lives’

April 12, 2020, 1:30pm Latest News

Leticia Frutos never imagined she’d spend weeks avoiding her month-old granddaughter because of her manufacturing job in Bothell, Wash. Read story

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 4, 2014, file photo, members of the Krewe of Zulu hold painted coconuts to give to paradegoers, as they march during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. In a city ravaged by the coronavirus outbreak, Zulu and its members have paid a heavy price. Several of the group&#039;s members have died from coronavirus-related complications, said Zulu President Elroy A. James. Multiple other members have tested positive.

Coronavirus ravages storied New Orleans Mardi Gras group

FILE - In this Tuesday, March 4, 2014, file photo, members of the Krewe of Zulu hold painted coconuts to give to paradegoers, as they march during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. In a city ravaged by the coronavirus outbreak, Zulu and its members have paid a heavy price. Several of the group&#039;s members have died from coronavirus-related complications, said Zulu President Elroy A. James. Multiple other members have tested positive.

April 12, 2020, 6:10am Nation & World

On Fat Tuesday, 51-year-old Cornell Charles was taking part in a storied New Orleans Mardi Gras tradition central to the city’s African American community — driving a car in the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club’s parade. Read story

Community Foundation for Southwest Washington raises more than $4 million for coronavirus response

April 11, 2020, 7:15pm Clark County News

Three weeks after launching its SW Washington COVID Response Fund, the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington has raised more than $4 million and disbursed $1.75 million to area nonprofit groups. Read story