Shawdesh Desk:

The death toll in the US rose to 15 as of Friday, most of these in Washington state.

There have been at least 14 reported deaths from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, in Washington state, with many of these connected to an outbreak at a nursing home in the Seattle area.

There was one death confirmed in California earlier this week.

The death toll in the US rose to 15 as of Friday, most of these in Washington state.

There have been at least 14 reported deaths from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, in Washington state, with many of these connected to an outbreak at a nursing home in the Seattle area.

There was one death confirmed in California earlier this week.

More than 200 cases have been confirmed in the US and global cases have surpassed 102,230.