Five deaths have been tied to a nursing home at the epicenter of the US coronavirus outbreak, and friends and family of its 108 patients have been barred from visiting.
Kirkland, Washington As they wait for answers, loved ones of residents at the Life Care Center are growing in"anger and fear and frustration" after the novel coronavirus spread to the nursing home, Pat Herrick told CNN.
Herrick's mother has lived at the facility in the Seattle suburbs for seven years. Now, it is the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States. Five deaths have been tied to the Kirkland facility, according to the King County government, and friends and family of its 108 patients have been barred from visiting. More than 50 residents and staff will be tested after are experiencing symptoms, said Dr. Jeffrey Duchin, health officer for Seattle and King County.
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