1st Known U.S. COVID-19 Death Was Weeks Earlier Than Previously Thought

NPR | By Bill Chappell

Published April 22, 2020 at 8:04 AM MDT

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The first U.S. COVID-19 death took place on Feb. 6, an autopsy shows. The person died at home in Santa Clara County, Calif., at a time when testing in the U.S. was tightly limited.

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Bill Chappell is a writer and editor on the News Desk in the heart of NPR's newsroom in Washington, D.C.

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