The first diagnosis of the Wuhan Virus occurred in Snohomish County,
Washington, on January 19, when a 35-year-old man presented with a
four-day cough history at a local urgent care facility. He had returned
from visiting family back in Wuhan, China. From there, the number of
cases grew slowly, but steadily, boosted by a group of cases at the Life
Care Center (nursing home in Kirkland, WA). Over 30 patients at this
facility have since died from the virus. As the virus continued to
spread, the numbers began to increase faster. After March 8, the number
of new cases from one day to the next averaged about 50 percent. For
example, if there were 500 new cases one day, there would be roughly 750
the following day.
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