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COVID Timeline

By KingOfWierd

  • 1st known COVID case

    1st known COVID case
    A man in Hubei province, China, contracts COVID-19. It is the first known case.

  • First case in France

    First case in France
    A patient treated for pneumonia in France actually has Coronavirus.

  • China begins communicating with the WHO

    China begins communicating with the WHO
    WHO receives a report of "viral pneumonia" from Wuhan.

  • First deaths in Wuhan

    First deaths in Wuhan
    China reports the first death to coronavirus.

  • First case outside of China

    First case outside of China
    A woman in Thailand is diagnosed with COVID-19.

  • China recognizes human-to-human transmission

    China recognizes human-to-human transmission
    China recognizes the potential for "limited human-to-human transmission” of coranavirus.

  • First Japanese case

    First Japanese case
    Japan informs the WHO of a coronavirus case.

  • First Vietnamese Case

    First Vietnamese Case
    a woman from Wuhan visiting Vietnam comes down with coronavirus

  • First Taiwanese case

    First Taiwanese case
    A woman from Wuhan visiting Taiwan contracts COVID-19

  • First US case

    First US case
    The United States of America (USA) reported its first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus. This was the first case in the WHO Region of the Americas.

  • First Canadian Case

    First Canadian Case
    A Toronto man contracts COVID after visiting Wuhan.

  • First German case

    First German case
    The first known COVID case in Germany

  • First cases in UK

    First cases in UK
    Two Chinese nationals in the UK fall ill.

  • First case in Russia

    First case in Russia
    The first Russian case is reported.

  • First US death

    First US death
    The first death in the US occurs in early Febuary.

  • First Italian case

    First Italian case
    Italy reports the first official case of COVID.

  • First Italian Death

    First Italian Death
    A woman in Italy is the first death to coronavirus there.

  • First COVID case in Colorado

    First COVID case in Colorado
    A man visiting a ski resort in Colorado becomes sick with COVID-19.

  • First Colorado Death

    First Colorado Death
    An elderly woman in El Paso dies from Covid.

  • Map as of March 19th

    Map as of March 19th
    A map of the COVID as of March 19th, 2020.