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First Coronavirus Case In The U.S
The United States confirms its first case of coronavirus: a man in Washington state who had traveled to the Wuhan area. This is the first officially confirmed case in the United States ever. The virus had now entered the country and could potentially have spread to other citizens through human transmission too. -
First Death In The United States From Coronavirus
A man in his fifties with underlying health conditions died from coronavirus in the United States. This was the first death of a United States citizen from coronavirus. This seems very like a very small loss of life now, in hindsight, after the virus has taken the lives of over 3 million people worldwide. -
Coronavirus Is Present In All Of The European Union Member States
The virus now was in each of the 26 European Union states, which meant that it was spreading throughout the continent. Soon after, Italy would become a hotspot and epicenter and have severe issues with the virus and supply shortages. -
Declared A Pandemic
The WHO declared that the coronavirus outbreak was now a global pandemic. While it originated in Wuhan, it was now spread to other continents around the world, and was considered to be a global problem. -
Ohio School Closure
Governor Mike DeWine decided to close all public schools in Ohio until at least April 3. This was done to attempt to prevent the virus from spreading. Schools throughout the state actually stayed closed until the start of the next school year or later. -
Stocks Have Worst Week Since 2008 Financial Crisis
In the United States, the stocks close their worst week since the financial crisis of 2008. This economic downturn was caused by many businesses closing and the placement of communities under lockdowns. This led to severe economic issues for many Americans because of job losses and subsequent inability to obtain basic necessities. -
First Coronavirus Death In Ohio
This was the first reported death in Ohio from covid-19. This was less than a month after the first confirmed death in the United States related to covid-19. -
Summer Olympics Postponed
Japan postponed the summer Olympics due to the spread of coronavirus. The last time this happened was during World War II, showing the severity of the pandemic and the virus. The event has since been rescheduled to this summer, but there are many restrictions and special rules due to covid-19. -
Global Cases Pass One Million Mark.
The global cases of coronavirus surpassed one million. This shows how contagious the virus is, which led to a swift increase in cases in a short amount of time. This is a global issue because it affects the world as a whole population, rather than just select regions or countries. -
The Global Death Toll Surpasses 100,000
Over 100,000 people had now died from coronavirus. This represents the massive loss of life caused by this pandemic in a short period of time. In many places, there were struggles to obtain enough medical supplies in hospitals to help patients, such as beds, ventilators, and treatment, which made it difficult to help all of the critically ill patients. -
One Million Cases Recorded In U.S
One million cases were recorded in the United States. This occurred less than a month after the world population reached this milestone, which shows how quickly it spread in the United States and the huge role the United States was playing in the number of people affected by the virus. -
Deaths In United States Surpass 100,000
The deaths in the United States due to coronavirus surpass 100,000. While since this the American death toll has increased even more, this was an extremely heartbreaking milestone to reach because so many people were affected and lost loved ones. -
Trumps Test Positive
President Trump and First Lady, Melania, both test positive of Covid-19. President Trump is taken to the hospital. This was an interesting turn of events because he and many of his supporters had consistently downplayed the severity of the virus or ignored safety regulations such as masks. -
Vaccine Emergency Authorization
Pfizer-BioNTech was granted emergency use authorization in the United States. This was an extremely important event as the vaccine could help increase herd immunity to slow and stop the spread of the virus and also protect citizens from becoming severely ill. -
Global Death Toll Of 2 Million
The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic surpasses two million. This is another heartbreaking milestone because it shows the enormous loss of life due to covid-19. This virus, which many originally believed could be easily contained and eradicated, had taken the lives of a huge number of humans. -
100 Million Doses From the Biden Administration To The American Public
The Biden administration surpassed its goal of administering 100 million doses to the American public. While vaccine rollout started slowly due to logistical issues, it quickly gained speed and efficiency and began to rapidly vaccinate people too. The vaccine reduces the harmful effects of covid-19, bringing the hospitalization rates to close to zero percent; it, however, does not fully prevent the virus from spreading to others though. -
150 Million Coronavirus Cases In The World Is Surpassed
The global case number surpassed 150 million cases. This is very hard to believe as it is only a little over a year since the global total cases passed the one million mark. This shows how much the virus has spread over the past year and how many people have been affected by it too.