Washington state nursing home on lockdown after two cases of coronavirus found; two other cases confirmed

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Life Care Center of Kirkland where a number of seniors are at risk of novel coronavirus in Kirkland, Washington, U.S. February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Ryan Henriksen/File Photo

(Reuters) - A nursing home near Seattle is locked down after a resident and a worker were found to have the coronavirus, officials at the home said, and two other cases in the area were confirmed on Sunday.

Officials with King County Public Health said the two latest cases involved men in their 60s with underlying medical issues. Both were listed in critical condition, one at Valley Medical Center, and the other at Virginia Mason Medical Center.