California Patient Dies From Coronavirus, First US Death Outside Washington State

One of the biggest world cruise liners in the world, the Grand Princess, is pictured in a file photograph. Stringer/AFP via Getty Images

A patient in California died from the new coronavirus, health officials said on Wednesday, marking the first death from the virus in the United States outside the state of Washington.

The patient was described as an elderly adult with underlying health conditions. The patient tested positive on Tuesday. Officials believe the patient was exposed to the virus while traveling from Feb. 11 to Feb. 21 on a Princess Cruise Lines ship that left from San Francisco to Mexico.