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Virus deaths hit 54, Inslee signs emergency aid bill

| March 18, 2020 12:03 AM

SEATTLE (AP) — As the death toll from COVID-19 in Washington state reached 54, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a measure drawing $200 million from the state’s emergency “rainy day” fund for the state’s coronavirus response.

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