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The first case of the Spanish flu
The first known case was reported at a military base in Kansas -
2nd wave of Spanish flu
The second wave of flu emerges at Camp Devens, a United States Army training camp just outside of Boston, and at a naval facility in Boston. -
3rd wave of Spanish flu
A third wave of influenza occurs in the winter and spring of 1919, killing many more. Third wave subsides in the summer. -
Number Of Deaths
The Spanish flu remains the most deadly flu pandemic to date by a long shot, having killed an estimated 1% to 3% of the world's population. -
Spanish flu Vaccine
The first approved version of the vaccine was administered to soldiers in 1945, during World War II. Civilians were able to get vaccinated the following year. -
First case of Corona virus
The first case of the Corona was discovered in Wuhan,China -
First case in the U.S
A 35-year-old man presented to an urgent care clinic in Snohomish County, Washington, with a 4-day history of cough and subjective fever. -
Record of Death toll
The United States officially became the country hardest hit by the pandemic, with at least 81,321 confirmed infections and more than 1,000 deaths. -
Quaratine
Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., issued orders requiring their residents to stay home. Similar orders went into effect for Kansas and North Carolina. Other states had previously put strict measures in place. The new orders meant that least 265 million Americans were being urged to stay home. -
Death toll as of today for Corona virus
300,397 people have died so far from the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak as of May 14, 2020
