Thursday marks two years since Snohomish Co. man contracted first US COVID case
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The first COVID-19 case in the U.S. was found just down the road two years ago Thursday.
The Snohomish County man reportedly got the virus after traveling to Wuhan, China in January 2020. He came down with the virus and started having symptoms a few days later. He ended up getting treated at an Everett hospital.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) issued a statement Thursday on the anniversary.
“Over the past two years, our lives have changed dramatically at school, at work, and at home,” the DOH statement said. “Many holidays and special events had to be put on hold until ‘safer options’ were available.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/thursday-marks-two-years-since-snohomish-co-man-contracted-first-us-covid-case/ar-AASYLY9
Washington Looks Back On 2 Years Of COVID
OLYMPIA — It has now been two years since the coronavirus arrived in the United States. Thursday marked the second anniversary of Washington's first confirmed COVID-19 case— which was also the first COVID-19 case found in the country.
Since then, the Evergreen State has seen over 1 million COVID-19 infections, 50,000 hospitalizations and 10,000 deaths.
To mark the occasion, the Washington State Department of Health issued a statement Thursday looking back on all the ways the pandemic has affected daily living.
"Over the past two years, our lives have changed dramatically at school, at work, and at home," the agency said. "Many holidays and special events had to be put on hold until ‘safer options’ were available. In early 2021, as we reflected on one year of the pandemic, we watched as COVID-19 vaccines became available in our communities, which brought a sense of safety. As more and more people were vaccinated, we saw businesses re-open, children head back to the classroom, and people return to their everyday lives. Boosters came into play just a few months later as new variants threatened to set us back."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/washington-looks-back-on-2-years-of-covid/ar-AASYMA0
