FILE PHOTO: SAR High School which has been shut down due to Coronavirus is pictured in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.S. death toll from coronavirus infections rose to 11 on Wednesday as new cases emerged around New York City and Los Angeles, while Seattle-area health officials discouraged social gatherings amid the nation's largest outbreak.
The first California death from the virus was an elderly person in Placer County, near Sacramento, health officials said. The person had underlying health problems and likely had been exposed on a cruise ship voyage between San Francisco and Mexico last month.
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