Well, THAT was some year. From when do you count? And how to keep score?
The CDC counted from the first recorded USA confirmed case and then the first confirmed death from COVID-19. I could count from the first day I felt sick enough to go to the ER, or maybe the 5th. And yet another is when I decided to try to build a COVID-19 Dashboard, and some might count from when it went 'public'. These are mostly personal choices, but they present an array of dates for an anniversary.
January 22, 2020 was the first recorded confirmed case in the USA; February 6th the first death.
March 6, 2020 was my first ER visit; April 3rd my 5th.
I announced the COVID-19 Dashboard on April 30--yes, one year ago today
And it went "public" on May 7th.
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On January 22, 2020, there were 557 cases in the world, and 17 deaths.
On Feb 6, there were 30,802 WW cases, and 635 deaths. In America, just 11 cases, and the first death
On March 6, 101,291 WW cases, 3,459 deaths. USA had 231 / 19; Calif had 79 / 4 The four adjacent Agri counties of CA (Kern, Tulare, Kings, and Fresno) had NONE
On April 3, 4weeks later, WW was 1,104,813 / 59,407 USA was 269,391 / 6,441 Ag Co's 380 / 6
A year ago today --- WW 3,254,597 / 231,528 USA 1,056,479 / 60,356 Ag Co's 3,099 / 64
Today? 148,957,666 / 3,142,827 31,560,377 / 566,506 268,076 / 4,034
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Analysis to follow --- deadly, to be sure
