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Don’t go to the doctor right away. Call first. While some Marylanders’ first instinct may be to make an appointment with a doctor or head to a hospital, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging people to call ahead first to alert healthcare providers to coronavirus concerns. This will help medical professionals to take steps to keep others from getting infected or exposed. Center   agency website states . Tell them about recent travel and close contacts, such as other members of the household. If possible, put on a face mask before coming into contact with other people or entering a facility and ask the healthcare provider to call the local or state health department. In the event of a medical emergency, people should call 911 and notify the dispatch personnel that they are being evaluated for COVID-19, the CDC recommends. Getting tested To request COVID-19 testing for a suspect case, healthcare providers must contact the state’s I

To date, 136 Washington residents spanning eight of the state’s 39 counties have tested positive and 18 people have died of the new coronavirus, 16 of them connected to the Life Care nursing home, public health officials announced Sunday. Seattle and surrounding King County remain the epicenter, with 83 cases of COVID-19 and 17 deaths from it. Notably, 15 patients and one frequent visitor at Life Care are among the fatalities, including three who died Friday and two Saturday, King County public health officials said Sunday. They gave details about two newly announced deaths among Life Care patients: a woman in her 80s and a man in his 90s died Friday and Saturday. Both died in area hospitals. CORONAVIRUS IN OREGON: FULL COVERAGE The updated numbers from the state Department of Health and the King County health agency are likely an undercount, both because testing has not been widespread and because state and local health agencies are working to confirm an influx of repo