Seven residents at three Washington state nursing homes have died of coronavirus in an outbreak linked to staff who attended a large wedding last month and became infected.
The outbreaks were reported on Nov. 20 -- about two weeks after the wedding in rural Ritzville attended by hundreds of people, according to reports.
The victims were elderly men with underlying medical conditions, the Grant County Health District reported Thursday. The virus may have also killed four other residents at two of the facilities, the health district said.The cause of death in those cases is pending.
In a statement, the district said it hasn’t confirmed if staff members infected at the wedding had direct contact with the seven residents who died.