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Official records suggest that the first person to be infected with this strain of coronavirus was likely a Hubei resident, but the identity of patient zero is unknown.
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China informs WHO about a cluster of cases of pneumonia in Wuhan.
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China informs the US about the new pneumonia strain
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Officials confirm a positive case in Thailand, which is the first recorded case outside China.
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First Vietnam case of COVID
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The first case in Japan was located in the Kanagawa Prefecture
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The first case in Taiwan was in the southern part of the country
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The first case in Russia was from two people from China who arrived by plane
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The first case in the UK was in York City Centre
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The first known case in France was in Paris
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The first case in Canada was in Toronto
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The first case in Germany was in Munich
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The first death from COVID-19 in the US was in Santa Clara, California
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The first case in Italy was in Lombardy
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The first covid-related death in Italy was in Lombardy
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The first COVID case in Colorado
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The first death in Colorado
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This is a map of the spread of COVID-19 in early May 2020