Since October of last year, 33 patients at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle have been infected with Klebsiella bacteria and nine have died from the outbreak. The downtown Seattle location is experiencing an outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae, which according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), can lead to infections such as urinary tract infections, bloodstream, wound or surgical site infections, or pneumonia. According to Public Health – Seattle and King County, nine patients who contracted the bacteria have died. It is still unclear if their deaths were caused by the infection. The first infection was recorded on Oct. 10, 2022, and the most recent infection was confirmed on May 4. Read more: https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/9-die-bacterial-outbreak-virginia-mason-medical-center-seattle/281-bc80c925-e6fd-4aeb-82ca-04baad7def5f