Just before the end of 2019, Wuhan, China reported a cluster of cases of pneumonia to the World Health Organization (WHO), which was later identified as a novel Coronavirus.
31 December, 2019
Wuhan Municipal Health Commission, China reported a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China.
First COVID-19 death reported from China.
11 January, 2020
13 January, 2020
First case of COVID-19 reported outside China. (Thailand)
First case of COVID-19 reported in the United States.
21 January, 2020
23 January, 2020
Wuhan, China begins a lock down period along with two other cities.
The outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
30 January, 2020
31 January, 2020
United States declares Public Health Emergency regarding COVID-19.
First Death outside of China.
2 Feb, 2020
6 Feb, 2020
First known COVID-19 death in the United States.
The World Health Organization (WHO) issues guidelines for businesses and employers.
26 Feb, 2020
3 March, 2020
The U.S. breaks 100 cases.
WHO spreads awareness of a shortage of personal protective equipment.
3 March, 2020
6 March, 2020
100,000 cases worldwide.
WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic.
11 March, 2020
11 March, 2020
The U.S. surpasses 1,000 cases.
Trump declares a National Emergency.
13 March, 2020
13 March, 2020
Over 5,000 people have reported COVID-19 deaths worldwide.
Massachusetts Governor closes schools, bars, and restaurant.
15 March, 2020
15 March, 2020
Over 70,000 public school teachers began teaching from home.
The U.S. surpasses 10,000 cases.
19 March, 2020
26 March, 2020
The U.S. leads the world in cases.
The U.S. surpasses 100,000 cases.
27 March, 2020
1 April, 2020
The U.S. surpasses 200,000 cases.
Lock down is lifted on Wuhan, China.
8 April, 2020
9 April, 2020
100 days since the first reports of COVID-19 from Wuhan, China.
3 million cases of COVID-19 worldwide.
27 April, 2020
28 April, 2020
1 million cases of COVID-19 in the United States.
Over 60,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the United States.
29 April, 2020
30 April, 2020
3.8 million more workers in the U.S. filed for first-time employment benefits last week, bringing the national jobless total to 30 million — or around 18 percent of the workforce
COVID-19’s deadliest day in the United States. On this day alone, 2,909 people died.
30 April, 2020
References:
WHO (2020); Secon, H., Woodward, A., & Mosher, D. (2020); Schumaker, E. (2020); Hauck, G., Gelles, K., Bravo, V., & Thorson, M. (2020)
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