Coronavirus deaths in US rise to 6

In US, the number of deaths from the novel coronavirus rose to six. Officials yesterday said, five of the six American fatalities have been from King county, the most populous in Washington state and home to Seattle, a city of more than 700,000 people. The sixth victim was from neighboring Snohomish county.

Jeff Duchin, a health officer in King County said, although most of the cases will



be mild or moderate, the infection can cause serious illness and there's a potential for many people to become ill at the same time. The state reported four new cases, taking the total number of US cases to more than 90. Vice President Mike Pence yesterday announced a treatment for the disease could be available by summer or early fall, but that a vaccine was farther off.