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Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Tuesday said he was considering mandatory measures to prevent an increase in coronavirus cases that could reach 64,000 in the state within eight weeks unless "real action" was taken.
Inslee said epidemiologists warned there were likely as many as 500 to 2,000 coronavirus cases in Washington, and given the rate of spread of the highly contagious respiratory illness, the number could double every five to eight days.
Seattle's King County, the epicenter of the Washington outbreak, reported an additional 74 cases and two deaths on Tuesday, with statewide numbers rising to 267 cases and 24 deaths. Experts believe the number of actual cases is much higher.