Flowers left next to the sign that marks the entrance to the parking lot of the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash. are shown Monday, March 9, 2020, near Seattle. The nursing home is at the center of the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus in Washington state. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
March 13, 2020
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March 13, 2020 4:59 p.m.
Inslee expands closures statewide, virus deaths reach 36
SEATTLE (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday expanded school closures and prohibited large gatherings across all of Washington in an effort to slow the spread of the new coronavirus while health officials reportedat least five new deaths and more than 560 people positive tests.