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More than two dozen first responders near Seattle are being quarantined after they were dispatched to a coronavirus-hit nursing home — which had four residents who succumbed illness, according to a report.

Twenty-seven firefighters and two police officers were placed under isolation over fears of potential contact with the virus at the LifeCare nursing facility in Kirkland, Washington state, news station KIRO reported.

“We have also been notified that some of our firefighters in quarantine are demonstrating flu-like symptoms,” a city of Kirkland spokeswoman said in a Monday statement.

Meanwhile, the Kirkland Fire and Police Departments “remain fully staffed and are responding to calls as normal.”

“City’s first responders have CDC-recommended personal protection equipment and are following recommended protocols,” the spokeswoman said.

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Medics wheeling a patient on a stretcher out of LifeCare nursing facility in Kirkland.
Medics wheeling a patient on a stretcher out of LifeCare nursing facility in Kirkland, Wash.REUTERS
The patient being transferred on to an ambulance.
The patient being transferred to an ambulance.REUTERS
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EvergreenHealth Medical Center in Kirkland, where a person died of the coronavirus.
EvergreenHealth Medical Center in Kirkland, Wash., where a person died of the coronavirus.EPA
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The quarantine comes as officials announced there that there were four residents from the nursing home who died from the new virus, bringing the death toll from the outbreak in the state to six.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Monday that there have been at least 91 confirmed cases in ten states.

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