Iran Press/America: Washington state health officials reported the first patient death from coronavirus in the United States on Saturday, according to a news release.
State health officials were due to provide more information at a news conference on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time (2100 GMT), according to the statement, Reuters reported.
Washington Post earlier reported that a new case of Coronavirus was confirmed in the United States on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 60.
The WHO has said that the global coronavirus risk is now 'very high'.
The Coronavirus outbreak began in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and appears to have been originated from non-domestic animals. Chinese officials now admit that the virus probably spread in Wuhan in November or even earlier.
About 84,000 people in at least 56 countries have been infected, and about 2,900 people have died of COVID-19.
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