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Theresa Malijan, a registered nurse, completes taking a nasopharyngeal swab from a patient at a drive-through COVID-19 testing station for University of Washington Medicine patients, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Seattle. The appointment-only drive-through clinic began a day earlier. Washington leads the country in the number of deaths, with most being associated with a nursing home in Kirkland. By Monday, the number of positive cases topped 900. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Theresa Malijan, a registered nurse, completes taking a nasopharyngeal swab from a patient at a drive-through COVID-19 testing station for University of Washington Medicine patients, Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Seattle. The appointment-only drive-through clinic began a day earlier. Washington leads the country in the number of deaths, with most being associated with a nursing home in Kirkland. By Monday, the number of positive cases topped 900. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

March 17, 2020

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Virus deaths hit 54, Inslee signs emergency aid bill
March 17, 2020 9:48 p.m.

Virus deaths hit 54, Inslee signs emergency aid bill

SEATTLE (AP) — As the death toll from COVID-19 in Washington state reached 54, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a measure drawing $200 million from the state’s emergency “rainy day” fund for the state’s coronavirus response.