Nearly half of the deaths thus far in the US are in one county: King County, Washington.

[TwilightZone]

43 deaths out of 91 total reported.

https://infection2020.com/

Similar numbers at NPR, though they don't have county breakdowns.

Washington: 48 out of 85.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/16/816707182/map-tracking-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-in-the-u-s

Another map at NY Times:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html

[jimfields33]

1. Basically one nursing home had the largest numbers in the country

[PubliusEnigma]

9. That's the most frightening thing.

There is very little stopping this from happening at every Nursing Home.

Canaries in the Coal Mine

[AlexSFCA]

10. there is now restriction on visitation

a lot can be done to prevent this from happening. New safety protocols, disinfecting regimen, etc

[intrepidity]

2. Well they did get a head start

Don't worry, the rest of us are right behind.

[Steelrolled]

12. At least we know better what we are up against

Nursing homes are now on high alert.

[DonaldsRump]

3. Let's call it the "Trump Virus"...give credit where it's due. n/t

[dalton99a]

5. +1

[Leghorn21]

4. An ER doctor in Kirkland was in critical condition last night - don't know his current status

An emergency room doctor at EvergreenHealth in Kirkland is in critical condition with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.

The hospital at the center of the coronavirus outbreak in King County confirmed that the doctor was ill Sunday afternoon.

“EvergreenHealth is providing care for one of our physicians who has a confirmed case of COVID-19. He is in critical condition but stable. Out of respect for our patient’s privacy and that of his family, there is nothing more we can share at this time,” says a brief statement issued by the hospital on Sunday.

The physician, who is in his 40s, has been admitted to the intensive-care unit and could be the first front-line health care worker in the state to test positive for the disease, said Dr. Liam Yore, the immediate past president of the Washington Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Link to tweet

Sure feel bad for Washington, I surely do

[SunSeeker]

6. OMG he's only in his 40s.

[Roland99]

7. But how many ICU beds are occupied?

I read earlier today that New York State was 80% filled in theirs

A few weeks in a hospital for thousands of people is going to wreak havoc on families’ financial and physical well being

I certainly don’t want to die but I also don’t want to spend days or weeks on a ventilator!

[Ex Lurker]

8. Another outbreak at a New Orleans nursing home

12 infections and 3 deaths so far

[AlexSFCA]

11. 40s, no underlying conditions? and in critical state?