Washington's Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 600; 293 New Cases
SEATTLE, WA — The state department of health reported an additional 293 cases of the new coronavirus Friday, and another 20 people have died from complications linked to COVID-19.
Lab-testing has confirmed 11,445 illnesses since late February, and the virus has claimed the lives of at least 603 Washingtonians. King County, which was an early epicenter of the outbreak in the United States, accounts for more than half of the state's deaths.
Washington continues to ramp up its testing efforts and announced new options that will be available to the public beginning next week.
UW Virology to begin testing public for coronavirus antibodies
The University of Washington Virology Lab will begin processing thousands of tests for the presence of antibodies linked to the virus that causes COVID-19. Researchers discussed their latest effort at a news conference Friday morning and said the lab would immediately be able to process about 4,000 tests per day. Within two weeks, the lab expects its capacity to grow to 15,000 daily tests.
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