President Trump Says First U.S. Coronavirus Death Was ‘High-Risk Patient’
- First U.S. fatality was Washington state man, authorities say
- President says ‘no need to panic’ as U.S. caseload inches up
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The first person in the U.S. to die from the novel coronavirus was a man in Washington state, authorities confirmed, after President Donald Trump briefed the nation on his administration’s response and urged people not to panic.
Trump, at a press conference at the White House, described the victim was “a medically high-risk patient in her late 50s,” adding that she was “a wonderful woman.”