A Washington patient has died from coronavirus: What we know about first death in the US

The first person in the U.S. to die after contracting the new coronavirus died overnight in Washington State, health officials said Saturday.

, the first death from the new disease in the U.S., health officials said Saturday.

The patient tested positive for COVID-19, along with a second patient at the same hospital. The second patient was in isolation and receiving treatment, Irwin said. "It is a sad day in our state as we learn that Washingtonian has died from COVID-19. Our hearts go out to his family and friends. We will continue to work toward a day where no one dies from this virus," Inslee said.

At a press conference on the virus Saturday afternoon, President Donald Trump said the patient was a woman.Jeff Duchin, health officer for Seattle and King Counties, later said in a CDC press briefing that the patient was a man who had"significant, chronic, underlying health conditions."

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