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{{Infobox pandemic

| name            = COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

| name            = COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

| map1            = File:COVID-19 outbreak USA per capita cases map.svg{{!}}upright=1.5

| map1            = File:COVID-19 outbreak USA per capita cases map.svg{{!}}upright=1.5

| legend1        = Confirmed cases per 100,000 residents by state.

| legend1        = Confirmed cases per 100,000 residents by state.

| disease        = [[COVID-19]]

| virus_strain    = [[SARS-CoV-2]]

| location        = United States

| first_case      = [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] (earliest known arrival)<ref name="firstthreemonths">{{cite journal|date=April 22, 2020|title=Coronavirus: the first three months as it happened|journal=Nature|doi=10.1038/d41586-020-00154-w|pmid=32152592|s2cid=212652777}}</ref><br />[[Everett, Washington]] (first case report)<ref name=NEJMFirstCase>{{Cite journal|title=First Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the United States|vauthors=Holshue ML, DeBolt C, Lindquist S, Lofy KH, Wiesman J, Bruce H, Spitters C, Ericson K, Wilkerson S, Tural A, Diaz G, Cohn A, Fox L, Patel A, Gerber SI, Kim L, Tong S, Lu X, Lindstrom S, Pallansch MA, Weldon WC, Biggs HM, Uyeki TM, Pillai SK|display-authors=6|date=March 2020|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=382|issue=10|pages=929–936|doi=10.1056/NEJMoa2001191|pmid=32004427|pmc=7092802|doi-access=free|title-link=doi}}</ref>

| arrival_date    = January 13, 2020<ref name="secondcase">{{cite news|title=Second Travel-related Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Detected in United States|publisher=U.S. [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC)|url=https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/p0124-second-travel-coronavirus.html|quote=Second Travel-related Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Detected in United States: The patient returned to the U.S. from Wuhan on January 13, 2020}}</ref><br />({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=01|day1=13|year1=2020|month2=|day2=|year2=}} ago)

| origin          = [[Wuhan|Wuhan, Hubei, China]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sheikh |first1=Knvul |last2=Rabin |first2=Roni Caryn |title=The Coronavirus: What Scientists Have Learned So Far |url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-coronavirus.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 10, 2020|access-date=March 24, 2020|name-list-style=vanc}}</ref>

| confirmed_cases = {{COVID-19 data/Text|US|cases}}

| disease        = [[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]]

| virus_strain    = [[Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2|SARS-CoV-2]]

| location        = [[United States]]

| first_case      = [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]] (earliest known arrival)<ref name="firstthreemonths">{{cite journal|date=April 22, 2020|title=Coronavirus: the first three months as it happened|journal=Nature|doi=10.1038/d41586-020-00154-w|pmid=32152592|s2cid=212652777}}</ref><br>[[Everett, Washington]] (first case report)<ref name=NEJMFirstCase>{{Cite journal|title=First Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the United States|first1=Michelle L.|last1=Holshue|first2=Chas|last2=DeBolt|first3=Scott|last3=Lindquist|first4=Kathy H.|last4=Lofy|first5=John|last5=Wiesman|first6=Hollianne|last6=Bruce|first7=Christopher|last7=Spitters|first8=Keith|last8=Ericson|first9=Sara|last9=Wilkerson|first10=Ahmet|last10=Tural|first11=George|last11=Diaz|first12=Amanda|last12=Cohn|first13=LeAnne|last13=Fox|first14=Anita|last14=Patel|first15=Susan I.|last15=Gerber|first16=Lindsay|last16=Kim|first17=Suxiang|last17=Tong|first18=Xiaoyan|last18=Lu|first19=Steve|last19=Lindstrom|first20=Mark A.|last20=Pallansch|first21=William C.|last21=Weldon|first22=Holly M.|last22=Biggs|first23=Timothy M.|last23=Uyeki|first24=Satish K.|last24=Pillai|date=March 5, 2020|journal=New England Journal of Medicine|volume=382|issue=10|pages=929–936|doi=10.1056/NEJMoa2001191|pmid=32004427|pmc=7092802}}</ref>

| arrival_date    = January 13, 2020<ref name="secondcase">{{cite news|title=Second Travel-related Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Detected in United States|work=[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]|url=https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/p0124-second-travel-coronavirus.html|quote=Second Travel-related Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Detected in United States: The patient returned to the U.S. from Wuhan on January 13, 2020}}</ref><br />({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=01|day1=13|year1=2020|month2=|day2=|year2=}} ago)

| origin          = [[Wuhan]], Hubei, China<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sheikh |first1=Knvul |last2=Rabin |first2=Roni Caryn |title=The Coronavirus: What Scientists Have Learned So Far |url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-coronavirus.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 10, 2020|access-date=March 24, 2020}}</ref>

| deaths          = {{Unbulleted list

|189,147 ([[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]])<ref name=CDCnumbers>{{cite web|title=Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Cases in U.S.|url=https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html|website=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention}} Updated, one day after other sources.</ref>

|190,815 ([[Johns Hopkins University|JHU]])<ref name=JHU>{{cite web|work=Johns Hopkins CSSE|title=Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV)|format=ArcGIS|url=https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6}} Frequently updated.</ref>

|182,779 ([[COVID Tracking Project|CTP]])<ref name=CTP>{{Cite web|url=https://covidtracking.com/data/|title=Our Data|website=The COVID Tracking Project}} Frequently updated.</ref>}}

}}

| active_cases    =  

| active_cases    =  

| suspected_cases =  

| suspected_cases =  

| total_ili      =  

| total_ili      =  

| website        = {{URL|https://coronavirus.gov/}}

| website        = {{URL|coronavirus.gov}}

}}

}}

The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] spread to the [[United States]] in January 2020. The first confirmed case of [[local transmission]] was recorded in January in [[Chicago]] and the first known deaths happened in February.

The [[COVID-19 pandemic]] spread to the [[United States]] in January 2020. The first confirmed case of [[local transmission]] was recorded in January in [[Chicago]] and the first known deaths happened in February.

By the end of March, cases had happened in all 50 [[U.S. state]]s, the [[District of Columbia]], and all [[Territories of the United States|U.S. territories]] except [[American Samoa]].<ref>{{cite web |title=CDC Weekly Key Messages: March 29, 2020 as of 10:30 p.m. |url=https://banningca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7139/CDC_COVID19-Weekly-Key_Messages_03292020_FINAL |publisher=[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] |access-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-url=http://archive.is/7YCw3 |archive-date=April 28, 2020 |date=March 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Oliver |title=The only places on Earth still (apparently) without coronavirus |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/lists/countries-with-no-covid-coronavirus/ |access-date=April 28, 2020 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=April 21, 2020 |archive-url=http://archive.is/wYOad |archive-date=April 24, 2020}}</ref>  

By the end of March, cases had happened in all 50 [[U.S. state]]s, the [[District of Columbia]], and all [[Territories of the United States|U.S. territories]] except [[American Samoa]].<ref>{{cite web |title=CDC Weekly Key Messages: March 29, 2020 as of 10:30 p.m. |url=https://banningca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7139/CDC_COVID19-Weekly-Key_Messages_03292020_FINAL |publisher=[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] |access-date=April 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200428073138/https://banningca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7139/CDC_COVID19-Weekly-Key_Messages_03292020_FINAL |archive-date=April 28, 2020 |date=March 29, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Oliver |title=The only places on Earth still (apparently) without coronavirus |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/lists/countries-with-no-covid-coronavirus/ |access-date=April 28, 2020 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=April 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200424013035/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/lists/countries-with-no-covid-coronavirus/ |archive-date=April 24, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

As of {{#dateformat:{{COVID-19 data/Date}}|mdy}}, {{COVID-19 data/Text|US|cases|unref=yes}} cases of COVID-19 have been reported, and {{COVID-19 data/Text|US|deaths|unref=yes}} people have died of COVID-19.<ref>{{COVID-19 data/Cite}}</ref>

{{As of|2020|05|13|df=US}}, the U.S. has the most confirmed active cases and deaths in the world<ref name=":52">{{cite web|title=Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins|url=https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6|access-date=March 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=COVID-19 Statistics By Country|url=https://covid-019.com/countries|website=Coronavirus Dashboard|access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref> and its death rate was 206 per million people, the tenth-highest rate globally.<ref name=statista>[https://www.statista.com/statistics/1104709/coronavirus-deaths-worldwide-per-million-inhabitants/ "COVID-19 deaths worldwide per one million population as of April 21, 2020, by country"], ''Statista'', May 4, 2020</ref>

As of May 13, 2020, the U.S. had the most confirmed active cases and deaths in the world, and its death rate was 206 per million people, the tenth-highest rate globally.

On February 25, the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] warned the American public for the first time to prepare for a local outbreak.<ref name=TaylorMarch23>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Marisa |title=Exclusive: U.S. axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-cdc-exclusiv/exclusive-u-s-axed-cdc-expert-job-in-china-months-before-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN21910S |access-date=March 24, 2020 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=March 23, 2020}}</ref>

A [[national emergency]] was declared on March 13. In early March, the [[Food and Drug Administration]] began allowing public health agencies and private companies to create and carry out tests.<ref name=population>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/02/826368789/fact-check-trump-claims-u-s-testing-for-coronavirus-most-per-capita-its-not|title=FACT CHECK: Trump Claims U.S. Testing For Coronavirus Most Per Capita—It's Not|website=NPR.org|date=2 April 2020 |language=en|access-date=April 18, 2020|quote=Given the population of the U.S. (about 327 million){{nbsp}}...|last1=Sprunt |first1=Barbara |last2=Montanaro |first2=Domenico }}</ref> The Trump administration waited until mid-March to start purchasing large amounts of medical equipment.

On March 16, the White House announced that they were against any gatherings of more than ten people.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Liptak |first1=Kevin |title=White House advises public to avoid groups of more than 10, asks people to stay away from bars and restaurants |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/16/politics/white-house-guidelines-coronavirus/index.html |access-date=March 18, 2020 |publisher=CNN |date=March 16, 2020}}</ref> Since March 19, 2020, the U.S. [[United States Department of State|Department of State]] has said all U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/travel-advisory-alert-global-level-4-health-advisory-issue.html|title=Global Level 4 Health Advisory—Do Not Travel|website=travel.state.gov|access-date=2020-05-14|archive-date=2020-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803191150/https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/travel-advisory-alert-global-level-4-health-advisory-issue.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The [[Presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration]] made a [[public health emergency (United States)|public health emergency]] on January 31, then on February{{nbsp}}2nd he began to end the entry of most foreign nationals who had recently traveled to China.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/01/31/801686524/trump-declares-coronavirus-a-public-health-emergency-and-restricts-travel-from-c |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=January 31, 2020 |access-date=March 18, 2020 |title=Trump Declares Coronavirus A Public Health Emergency And Restricts Travel From China |author=Aubrey, Allison|quote='Foreign nationals other than immediate family of U.S. citizens and permanent residents who have traveled in China in the last 14 days will be denied entry into United States,' Azar said.}}</ref><ref name=RobertsonApril15>{{cite web|url=https://www.factcheck.org/2020/04/trumps-snowballing-china-travel-claim |title=Trump's Snowballing China Travel Claim |first=Lori |last=Robertson |date=April 15, 2020 |website=[[FactCheck.org]] |access-date=April 29, 2020|quote=...{{nbsp}}effective Feb. 2.}}</ref> People have said that the country's response to the pandemic was slow in regards to [[COVID-19 testing|testing]] and medical response.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lemire |first1=Jonathan |last2=Miller |first2=Zeke |last3=Colvin |first3=Jill |last4=Alonso-Zaldivar |first4=Ricardo |title=Signs missed and steps slowed in Trump's pandemic response |url=https://apnews.com/6a8f85aad99607f313cca6ab1398e04d |access-date=April 28, 2020 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=April 12, 2020}}</ref><ref name=":10">{{Cite news|last=Pilkington|first=Ed|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/mar/28/trump-coronavirus-politics-us-health-disaster|title=The missing six weeks: how Trump failed the biggest test of his life|date=March 28, 2020|work=The Guardian|access-date=March 28, 2020|last2=McCarthy|first2=Tom|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ollstein |first1=Alice Miranda |title=Trump halts funding to World Health Organization |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/14/trump-world-health-organization-funding-186786 |access-date=April 28, 2020 |work=[[Politico]] |date=April 14, 2020}}</ref>

[[U.S. state and local government response to the COVID-19 pandemic|State and local responses]] to the outbreak have included cancellation of large gatherings, stay-at-home orders, and the closing of schools and other educational institutions.<ref name="nyt sports">{{Cite news|last1=Deb|first1=Sopan|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/sports/basketball/warriors-coronavirus-fans.html|title=Sports Leagues Bar Fans and Cancel Games Amid Coronavirus Outbreak|date=March 11, 2020|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=March 12, 2020|last2=Cacciola|first2=Scott|issn=0362-4331|last3=Stein|first3=Marc}}</ref>  

Large numbers of outbreaks in the U.S. were seen in [[African-American|black American]] populations.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Washington |first1=Adam Gabbatt David Smith in |title=Trump accused of racism after clash with Asian American reporter |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/12/trump-weijia-jiang-china-attack-racism-accusations |work=The Guardian |access-date=May 12, 2020 |date=12 May 2020}}</ref>  

On February 25, the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] warned the American public for the first time to prepare for a local outbreak.<ref name=TaylorMarch23>{{cite news |last1=Taylor |first1=Marisa |title=Exclusive: U.S. axed CDC expert job in China months before virus outbreak |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-cdc-exclusiv/exclusive-u-s-axed-cdc-expert-job-in-china-months-before-virus-outbreak-idUSKBN21910S |access-date=March 24, 2020 |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=March 23, 2020}}</ref>

Many numbers of infections and deaths have happened in [[nursing home]]s, [[long-term care]] facilities, prisons, and other detention centers, [[meatpacking plant]]s, churches, and larger cities such as [[New York City]], [[Chicago]], [[Los Angeles]], and [[Seattle]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6918e2.htm |author=Anne Schuchat |date=1 May 2020 |title=Public Health Response to the Initiation and Spread of Pandemic COVID-19 in the United States, February 24–April 21, 2020 |journal=MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |volume=69 |issue=18 |pages=551–556 |doi=10.15585/mmwr.mm6918e2 |pmid=32379733 |pmc=7737947 }}</ref>

A [[national emergency]] was declared on March 13. In early March, the [[Food and Drug Administration]] began allowing public health agencies and private companies to create and carry out tests.<ref name=population>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/02/826368789/fact-check-trump-claims-u-s-testing-for-coronavirus-most-per-capita-its-not|title=FACT CHECK: Trump Claims U.S. Testing For Coronavirus Most Per Capita—It's Not|website=NPR.org|language=en|access-date=April 18, 2020|quote=Given the population of the U.S. (about 327 million){{nbsp}}...}}</ref> The Trump administration waited until mid-March to start purchasing large amounts of medical equipment.

== Prisons ==

In July 2020, scientists from [[Johns Hopkins University]] told people that deaths from COVID-19 in United States prisons were much higher than the average for the whole country. There were about 3251 sick prisoners and 39 deaths out of every 100,000 prisoners. The national average was about 587 sick United States residents and 29 deaths for every 100,000 United States residents.<ref name="Prison">{{cite press release|title=COVID-19 cases and deaths in federal and state prisons significantly higher than in US population |author=Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health|url=https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/jhub-sb070820.php|date=July 8, 2020|access-date=July 8, 2020}}</ref>

On March 16, the White House announced that they were against any gatherings of more than ten people.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Liptak |first1=Kevin |title=White House advises public to avoid groups of more than 10, asks people to stay away from bars and restaurants |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/16/politics/white-house-guidelines-coronavirus/index.html |access-date=March 18, 2020 |publisher=CNN |date=March 16, 2020}}</ref> Since March 19, 2020, the U.S. [[United States Department of State|Department of State]] has said all U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/travel-advisory-alert-global-level-4-health-advisory-issue.html|title=Global Level 4 Health Advisory—Do Not Travel|website=travel.state.gov|access-date=2020-05-14|archive-date=2020-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803191150/https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/ea/travel-advisory-alert-global-level-4-health-advisory-issue.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== COVID-19 Pandemic In The United States Media ==

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File:Timeline of weekly confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the United States.svg|Weekly confirmed COVID-19 deaths

File:Map of cumulative COVID-19 death rates by US state.png|Map of cumulative COVID-19 death rates by U.S. state

[[U.S. state and local government response to the COVID-19 pandemic|State and local responses]] to the outbreak have included cancellation of large gatherings, stay-at-home orders, and the closing of schools and other educational institutions.<ref name="nyt sports">{{Cite news|last=Deb|first=Sopan|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/sports/basketball/warriors-coronavirus-fans.html|title=Sports Leagues Bar Fans and Cancel Games Amid Coronavirus Outbreak|date=March 11, 2020|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=March 12, 2020|last2=Cacciola|first2=Scott|issn=0362-4331|last3=Stein|first3=Marc}}</ref>

Large numbers of outbreaks in the U.S. were seen in [[African-American|black American]] populations.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Washington |first1=Adam Gabbatt David Smith in |title=Trump accused of racism after clash with Asian American reporter |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/12/trump-weijia-jiang-china-attack-racism-accusations |website=The Guardian |publisher=The Guardian |access-date=May 12, 2020 |date=12 May 2020}}</ref>

File:President Trump Signs the Congressional Funding Bill for Coronavirus Response (49627907646).jpg|March 6: President Trump and Alex Azar at the signing of [[Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020]] into law

Many numbers of infections and deaths have happened in [[nursing home]]s, [[long-term care]] facilities, prisons, and other detention centers, [[meatpacking plant]]s, churches, and larger cities such as [[New York City]], [[Chicago]], [[Los Angeles]], and [[Seattle]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6918e2.htm |author=Anne Schuchat |date=1 May 2020 |title=Public Health Response to the Initiation and Spread of Pandemic COVID-19 in the United States, February 24–April 21, 2020 }}</ref>

File:President Joe Biden visits Walter Reed (03).jpg|President [[Joe Biden]] visits a COVID-19 vaccination site at [[Walter Reed National Military Medical Center|Walter Reed Medical Center]].

In July 2020, scientists from [[Johns Hopkins University]] told people that deaths from COVID-19 in United States prisons were much higher than the average for the whole country. There were about 3251 sick prisoners and 39 deaths out of every 100,000 prisoners. The national average was about 587 sick United States residents and 29 deaths for every 100,000 United States residents.<ref name="Prison">{{cite press release|title=COVID-19 cases and deaths in federal and state prisons significantly higher than in US population |author=Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health|url=https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-07/jhub-sb070820.php|date=July 8, 2020|access-date=July 8, 2020}}</ref>

File:The Anthem COVID-19 marquee.jpg|Marquee at a closed music venue in Washington, D.C.

 

File:President Trump and the Vice President meet with Airline CEOs about the Coronavirus (49618513938).jpg|President Trump and Airline CEOs discuss COVID-19's impact on the [[Air transportation in the United States|travel industry]] on March 4, 2020.

 

File:US map. Percent of total population of all ages by state or territory who completed the COVID-19 vaccination primary series.png|US map. Percent of total population of all ages by state or territory who completed the COVID-19 vaccination primary series

 

File:Timeline of daily COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the US.svg|Timeline of daily COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the US

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