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By late November 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 had broken out in Wuhan, China. [2]As reported in Clinical Infectious Diseases on November 30, 2020, 7,389 blood samples collected between December 13, 2019, and January 17, 2020, by the American Red Cross from normal donors in nine states (California, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin ...
The CDC estimates that, between February 2020 and September 2021, only 1 in 1.3 COVID-19 deaths were attributed to COVID-19. [2] The true COVID-19 death toll in the United States would therefore be higher than official reports, as modeled by a paper published in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas . [ 3 ]
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}.
It was the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020, behind heart disease and cancer. [44] From 2019 to 2020, U.S. life expectancy dropped by three years for Hispanic and Latino Americans, 2.9 years for African Americans, and 1.2 years for White Americans. [45] In 2021, U.S. deaths due to COVID-19 rose, [46] and life expectancy fell. [47]
The first, confirmed, case of COVID-19 was in New York State on March 1, 2020, in a 39-year-old health care worker who had returned home to Manhattan from Iran on February 25. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Genomic analyses suggest the disease had been introduced to New York as early as January, and that most cases were linked to Europe, rather than Asia.
Animated map showing confirmed COVID-19 cases spreading from 22 January (high resolution) Date when first case in each first-level administration was reported. This article documents the chronology and epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 in March 2020, the virus which causes the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is responsible for the COVID-19 ...
Brazil tops 4 million COVID-19 cases. [24] Canada has reported 631 new cases, the highest daily case count since 7 June 2020, bringing the total number to 131,124. [25] Fiji has confirmed two new imported cases resulting from overseas travel from India. [26]
New Caledonia has reported that all 18 COVID-19 patients have recovered, meaning there are no active cases. [49] New Zealand has reported one new case, bringing the total to 1,489 (1,139 confirmed and 350 probable). Health authorities have also reported 16 new recoveries, bringing the total to 1,332. A record 7,323 tests were completed the day ...