Statewide death toll from coronavirus rises to 30
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The statewide death toll from the coronavirus climbed to 30 on Wednesday, after a third Snohomish County man died along with three others in King County, health officials said.
The Snohomish County man, who is in his 80s, was one of three residents of the Josephine Caring Community in Stanwood who previously were confirmed to have the virus and were taken to a local hospital.
No further details were available about the three additional King County deaths.
So far, 26 people have died from COVID-19 in King County, three in Snohomish County and one in Grant County.
The number of confirmed cases in Washington state is now 366, according to new numbers posted Wednesday by the state Department of Health.
Gov. Jay Inslee said at a Wednesday morning news conference that the true number of cases is believed to be much larger - on the order of 1,000 or more.