US: Death toll from coronavirus rises to 6

By Beyza Binnur Donmez

ANKARA (AA) - The death toll from coronavirus in the U.S. has climbed to 6, health officials from Washington state announced Monday, according to a report.

CBS News reported that four more people have died of the novel coronavirus in Washington state, following death of two people this weekend.

The global death toll from the coronavirus has reached at least 3,000, with more than 88,000 infected.

The epidemic, officially known as COVID-19, has spread to more than 30 other countries, including the U.S., the U.K., Singapore, France, Russia, Spain and India.

The World Health Organization, which already declared the outbreak an international health emergency, updated the global risk level to very high.