Covid 19 Timeline

FIRST CASES DETECTED

FIRST CONFIRMED CASE IN U.S.

FIRST KNOWN COMMUNITY SPREAD

COVID 19 DECLARED PANDEMIC

US DECLARES NATIONAL EMERGENCY

RECOMMENDATION OF MASKS

US PASSES 2 MILLION CASES

VACCINES APPROVED

VACCINATIONS SLOWLY ROLL OUT

US DEATHS OVER 465,000

On December 31, the first confirmed cases of Covid 19 were detected in Wuhan, China.

On January 21, 2020, Washington state confirmed the first case of Covid 19 on U.S. soil.

On February 26, 2020, CDC officials confirmed the first case of Covid in California that had unknown origin. It led them to believe it was the first case of community spread.

On March 11, 2020, the WHO (World Health Organization) declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, meaning a disease that is prevalent all over the world.

On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared a national emergency to allow for $50 billion in federal resources to be released to combat coronavirus. On March 18, 2020, a coronavirus relief package was signed.

On April 3, 2020, the Trump administration recommended Americans wear masks, a reversal of previous guidance that masks were unnecessary. Despite this recommendation, mask wearing and enforcement varied greatly.

On June 11, 2020, the United States passed 2 million confirmed cases of the virus less than 5 months after the first confirmed case.

On December 14, 2020, the first doses of the Pfizer vaccine were delivered to all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. On December 18th, the FDA authorized another coronavirus vaccine by Moderna.

While the distribution of the vaccine was slower than projected, as of Feb. 3rd, 27 million people in the U.S. got the first dose and 6 million were fully vaccinated. Scientists say that precautions like masks and social distancing should remain in effect until the pandemic ends.

As of February 9, 2021, there have been 27,101,604 confirmed cases and 465,435 deaths in the U.S., roughly the same as entire population of Atlanta, Georgia. A staggering statistic. A medical journal, the Lancet, published a study concluding that 40% of the COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. were avoidable.

TIMELINE OF COVID 19 IN THE UNITED STATES

FIRST CASES DETECTED

FIRST CONFIRMED CASE IN U.S.

FIRST KNOWN COMMUNITY SPREAD

COVID 19 DECLARED PANDEMIC

US DECLARES NATIONAL EMERGENCY

RECOMMENDATION OF MASKS

US PASSES 2 MILLION CASES

VACCINES APPROVED

VACCINATIONS SLOWLY ROLL OUT

US DEATHS OVER 465,000

On December 31, the first confirmed cases of Covid 19 were detected in Wuhan, China.

On January 21, 2020, Washington state confirmed the first case of Covid 19 on U.S. soil.

On February 26, 2020, CDC officials confirmed the first case of Covid in California that had unknown origin. It led them to believe it was the first case of community spread.

On March 11, 2020, the WHO (World Health Organization) declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, meaning a disease that is prevalent all over the world.

On March 13, 2020, President Trump declared a national emergency to allow for $50 billion in federal resources to be released to combat coronavirus. On March 18, 2020, a coronavirus relief package was signed.

On April 3, 2020, the Trump administration recommended Americans wear masks, a reversal of previous guidance that masks were unnecessary. Despite this recommendation, mask wearing and enforcement varied greatly.

On June 11, 2020, the United States passed 2 million confirmed cases of the virus less than 5 months after the first confirmed case.

On December 14, 2020, the first doses of the Pfizer vaccine were delivered to all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. On December 18th, the FDA authorized another coronavirus vaccine by Moderna.

While the distribution of the vaccine was slower than projected, as of Feb. 3rd, 27 million people in the U.S. got the first dose and 6 million were fully vaccinated. Scientists say that precautions like masks and social distancing should remain in effect until the pandemic ends.

As of February 9, 2021, there have been 27,101,604 confirmed cases and 465,435 deaths in the U.S., roughly the same as entire population of Atlanta, Georgia. A staggering statistic. A medical journal, the Lancet, published a study concluding that 40% of the COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. were avoidable.

TIMELINE OF COVID 19 IN THE UNITED STATES