Washington county with nine coronavirus deaths and 31 cases urges ALL its 2.2MILLION residents to work from home

Washington county with nine coronavirus deaths and 31 cases urges ALL its 2.2MILLION residents to work from home and tells everyone over 60 to stay indoors - while state officials warn primary voters not to lick their ballots

• King County health officials urged businesses to allow employees to telecommute for the next three weeks
• They also recommended that higher-risk groups - including people over 60 and who have underlying health issues - to stay home and away from large social gatherings
• Washington has been at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the US, with 39 cases and 10 deaths 
• Most of the state's deaths were patients at a Seattle-area nursing home that is now under federal investigation
• State officials have asked voters not to lick mail-in ballots for the March 10 primary  
• 11 people in the US have died from the COVID-19 coronavirus and 150 people have tested positive nationwide  
• Ten of the deaths have occurred in Washington state while California recorded its first death on Wednesday
• The California death was an elderly patient with underlying health conditions who was likely exposed on a cruise ship from San Francisco to Mexico in early February 
• The number of New York cases jumped to 11 on Wednesday after a Manhattan attorney's wife, two children, neighbor and friend's family of five tested positive
  

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