A person diagnosed with coronavirus in King County in Washington state has died, according to health officials on Saturday.
In a statement released Saturday, the Washington State Department of Health and Seattle and King County health officials said they would offer more details at a 1 p.m. local time news conference. They will discuss the death and new confirmed cases in the county.
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