Coronavirus In Washington: What To Know Monday, March 23

SEATTLE, WA — Washington added more than 225 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus Monday, as the state's death toll surpassed 100, according to state health officials. King County makes up more than half of the state's COVID-19 cases, with 1,170. The New York Times reports more than 30,000 infections have been identified across the U.S., and at least 428 patients have died. Officials in New York state have identified more than 15,000 cases and 122 deaths.

Other recent developments in Washington and around the United States:

• Gov. Jay Inslee issued a stay-at-home order during a televised speech Monday evening, requiring all Washingtonians to severely limit public activities and requiring all non-essential businesses to close within 48 hours.
• Boeing, Washington's largest private employer, announced Monday it will shut down all Puget Sound production facilities by Wednesday.
• A coalition of rights group filed a complaint Monday morning, claiming updated coronavirus treatment plans from the state health department discriminates against disabled people.
• President Donald Trump declared a disaster in Washington Sunday, laying the groundwork for more potential assistance, but stopped short of authorizing expanded unemployment and food stamp benefits. Trump also ordered the National Guard to mobilize in Washington, California and New York.
• The USNS Mercy, a 1,000-bed Navy hospital ship, will not come to Seattle, as initially expected, and will instead head to Los Angeles.
• Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin issued a "stay home" directive Sunday, placing further limits on public activities. Gov. Jay Inslee has not yet issued a statewide shelter-in-place order.
• The Seattle Times reports a Boeing worker, who worked at the company's Everett plant, died from COVID-19 complications Sunday. According to the newspaper, at least two dozen cases of the respiratory illness have been confirmed among Boeing employees in Puget Sound.
• Washington State Parks will close all campgrounds Monday, and will not reopen them until April 30, officials said Sunday. The parks will remain open for day use, but state officials urge everyone to follow social distancing guidelines if they plan to visit. Olympic National Park enacted a similar closure over the weekend and has not provided a timeline for reopening campsites.
• King County Metro, Sound Transit, Pierce Transit and Community Transit have all dropped fare requirements and enacted service reductions amid plummeting ridership, as more riders work from home and adhere to social distancing mandates.
• At least 40 Washington distilleries are awaiting a final approval to move forward with plans to shift from producing liquor to manufacturing hand sanitizer on an industrial scale.
• Hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations have flooded the UW Virology testing lab since a fundraiser launched Wednesday. The lab said its current capacity is around 3,500 samples per day, and they do not have a backlog.
• Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul became the first U.S. senator to test positive for COVID-19. The senator's staff said Paul was asymptomatic and in quarantine.
• Senate Democrats blocked a proposed trillion-dollar coronavirus stimulus bill from moving forward Sunday evening, citing concerns over several issues, including a "large corporate bailout provision with no protections for workers and virtually no oversight." A procedural vote was scheduled for Monday morning.