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By March 26, 2020, the United States, with the world's third-largest population, surpassed China and Italy as the country with the world's highest number of confirmed cases. [86] By April 25, the U.S. had more than 905,000 confirmed coronavirus cases and nearly 52,000 deaths, giving it a mortality rate around 5.7 percent.
Weekly confirmed COVID-19 deaths Map of cumulative COVID-19 death rates by U.S. state [8] On December 31, 2019, China announced the discovery of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan. The first American case was reported on January 20, [9] and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar declared a public health emergency on January 31. [10]
At the beginning of the pandemic to early June 2020, Democratic-led states had higher case rates than Republican-led states, while in the second half of 2020, Republican-led states saw higher case and death rates than states led by Democrats. As of mid-2021, states with tougher policies generally had fewer COVID cases and deaths {needs update}.
The first cases of the COVID-19 pandemic of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in North America were reported in the United States on 23 January 2020. Cases were reported in all North American countries after Saint Kitts and Nevis confirmed a case on 25 March, and in all North American territories after Bonaire confirmed a case on 16 April.
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States by state and territory Location [i] Cases [ii] Deaths [iii] Recoveries [iv] Hospital [v] Ref. 56 / 56 112,168,104 1,168,021 — — Alabama
On January 20, Chinese authorities announced the confirmation that human-to-human transmission of the coronavirus had already occurred. [19] [20]The first recorded U.S. case of the new virus was also reported on January 20, in a 35-year-old American citizen traveling from Wuhan, China, to his home in Washington state.
This ranks New Jersey as the highest number of deaths per capita of all US states, but second to lowest rate of increase, second only to Connecticut in percent increase per day. On October 13, a super-spreader event at Monmouth University was linked to 125 COVID-19 cases. Since August 24, Monmouth University has had 319 COVID-19 cases. [89]
On January 5, a confirmed case of a new, more contagious SARS-CoV-2 variant from the United Kingdom was reported in Georgia. The patient is an 18-year-old male with no travel history. [5] Also on January 5, the U.S. passed 21 million cases, just four days after passing 20 million cases. [6]