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Official records suggest that the first person to be infected with this strain of coronavirus was likely a Hubei resident, but the identity of patient zero is unknown. -
China informs WHO about a cluster of cases of pneumonia in Wuhan. -
China informs the US about the new pneumonia strain -
Officials confirm a positive case in Thailand, which is the first recorded case outside China. -
First Vietnam case of COVID -
The first case in Japan was located in the Kanagawa Prefecture -
The first case in Taiwan was in the southern part of the country -
The first case in Russia was from two people from China who arrived by plane -
The first case in the UK was in York City Centre -
The first known case in France was in Paris -
The first case in Canada was in Toronto -
The first case in Germany was in Munich -
The first death from COVID-19 in the US was in Santa Clara, California -
The first case in Italy was in Lombardy -
The first covid-related death in Italy was in Lombardy -
The first COVID case in Colorado -
The first death in Colorado -
This is a map of the spread of COVID-19 in early May 2020