CDC Confirms First U.S. Coronavirus Fatalities Were in California, Weeks Before Deaths Reported in Washington State

BySuhani Sharma
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https://time.com/5825320/california-coronavirus-february-first-death/

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — Health officials say two people died with the coronavirus in California weeks before the first reported death from the disease.

Santa Clara County officials said Tuesday the people died at home Feb. 6 and Feb. 17. Before this, the first U.S. death from the virus had been reported on Feb.

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