4 New Cases, Including One Death, Linked to Coronavirus Outbreak at Washington Nursing Home

A worker shields a patient on a stretcher being taken to an ambulance at the Life Care Center of Kirkland in Washington state on Feb. 29, 2020. David Ryder/Getty Images

Four new cases of the new COVID-19 disease in Washington State are linked to the outbreak at the Life Care Center in Kirkland, officials said.

Three patients in their 70s or older are at Evergreen Health in Kirkland, outside of Seattle, and a fourth died over the weekend, Seattle & King County Public Health announced.