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The first known cases were identified in early December 2019 in Wuhan, China.
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China first began to classify COVID-19 in late December 2019.
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China begins communicating to the World Health Organization on December 31, 2019.
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China informs the U.S of the new strain of pneumonia.
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The first deaths in Wuhan, China from COVID-19 took place on January 11, 2020.
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The first case of COVID-19 outside of Wuhan, China was classified on January 13, 2020, in Thailand.
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The first known case of COVID-19 in Japan was identified in Kanagawa on January 16, 2020.
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The first known case of COVID-19 in the U.S was identified in Washington State on January 21, 2020.
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The first known case of COVID-19 in Taiwan was identified in Taoyuan on January 21, 2020.
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The first known case of COVID-19 in Vietnam was identified in Thanh Hoa on January 23, 2020.
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The first case of COVID-19 in France was identified in Bordeaux on January 24, 2020.
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The first known case of COVID-19 in Canada was identified in Toronto on January 25, 2020.
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The first case of COVID-19 in Germany was identified in Munich on January 27, 2020.
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The first case of COIVID-19 in Russia was discovered in Moscow on January 31, 2020.
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The first case of COVID-19 in the U.K was identified in North Yorkshire on January 31, 2020.
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The first case of COVID-19 in Italy was classified on February 21, 2020.
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The first death of COVID-19 in Italy was identified in Veneto on February 22, 2020.
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The first death in the U.S was identified in Seattle on February 28, 2020.
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The first known case of COVID-19 in Colorado was identified in Denver on February 29, 2020.
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The first death from COVID-19 in Colorado was identified in El Paso County on March 13, 2020.
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