This nursing home has become the US epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, but patients' family members say they are left in the dark

Bonnie Holstad holds a sign explaining concern for her husband, Ken Holstad, who is a resident at Life Care Center of Kirkland. David Ryder/Reuters

cnn.com - by Madeline Holcombe and Kay Jones - March 4, 2020

As they wait for answers, loved ones of residents at the Life Care Center are growing in "anger and fear and frustration" after the novel coronavirus spread to the nursing home, Pat Herrick told CNN.

Herrick's mother has lived at the facility in the Seattle suburbs for seven years. Now, it is the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States. Five deaths have been tied to the Kirkland facility, according to the King County government, and friends and family of its 108 patients have been barred from visiting.

More than 50 residents and staff will be tested after experiencing symptoms, said Dr. Jeffrey Duchin, health officer for Seattle and King County.

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