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EvergreenHealth Medical Center is shown Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Kirkland, Wash., near Seattle. In the area that has led the country in COVID-19 coronavirus cases and also across the country, hospitals are gearing up for an onslaught of coronavirus patients, but staff on the front lines are stretched thin and don't have the equipment they need to protect themselves from the highly contagious virus. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

EvergreenHealth Medical Center is shown Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Kirkland, Wash., near Seattle. In the area that has led the country in COVID-19 coronavirus cases and also across the country, hospitals are gearing up for an onslaught of coronavirus patients, but staff on the front lines are stretched thin and don't have the equipment they need to protect themselves from the highly contagious virus. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

March 18, 2020

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Washington state scrambles to secure hospital beds, supplies
March 18, 2020 7:07 p.m.

Washington state scrambles to secure hospital beds, supplies

SEATTLE (AP) — Health officials across Washington state are scrambling to secure hospital beds, staff and critical supplies as the number of people sickened by the new coronavirus continues to grow.