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The first reported cases of the Spanish Flu were in Haskell, Kansas. There were 18 cases in total.
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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.
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The 1918 flu pandemic virus kills an estimated 195,000 Americans during October alone.
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In San Francisco, 1,800 flu cases and 101 deaths are reported in first five days of January.
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Illinois passes a bill to create a one-year course to become a “practical nurse,” an effort to address the nursing shortage the pandemic had exposed.
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The first recorded death is in Seattle, Washington a 39 year old man died from the Coronavirus
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Long Island records its first case, as the tally in the Empire State rises to 22, including two more people in New York City.
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As the Coronavirus cases rise, Mayor Bill DiBlasio urges New Yorkers to stay inside.
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Cases in the state top 106, including 13 in the Big Apple.
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National Guard gets sent to New Rochelle, the number of confirmed cases in New York City jump to 36 and nearly doubles the 19 reported the previous day.
