2021–2022 Season Overview
Illnesses: Estimated 9 million flu illnesses.
Hospitalizations: Estimated 100,000 hospitalizations.
Deaths: Estimated 5,000 deaths.
COVID-19 Pandemic Cases in 2020
The first U.S. COVID-19 case was confirmed in January 2020 in Washington state.
Following a national emergency declaration on March 13, 2020, cases spread to every state.
A second wave in June 2020 pushed daily cases past 60,000, and a third surge began by mid-October, leading to over 200,000 daily cases by December 2020. Detailed tracking data is available via the The COVID Tracking Project.
Key 2020 Timeline and Data
First Case: The first official U.S. case was reported on January 21, 2020.
National Emergency: Declared by the federal government on March 13, 2020, as cases began to spread across all states.
Summer Surge: Daily reported cases surpassed 60,000 by June and July 2020 during the second wave of infections.
Winter Surge: A third major wave peaked in late December 2020 and January 2021, with new daily cases regularly exceeding 200,000.
Total Mortality Impact: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 became the third leading underlying cause of death in the U.S. for 2020, accounting for over 350,000 direct deaths alongside increased overall excess mortality. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
how fucking dumb can one person be
200 000 cases a fucking day
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