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The United States reports its first case of the Omicron variant in a person who travelled from South Africa to California.
2021-12-1

Florida surpasses two million cases of COVID-19, becoming the third U.S. state to do so after California and Texas.
2021-03-20

U.S. Rep. Ron Wright (R-TX) dies from COVID-19 at the age of 67, thus making him the first member of Congress to die from the disease.
2021-02-7

Texas surpasses two million cases of COVID-19, becoming the second state to do so after California.
2021-01-14

Illinois surpasses 1 million cases of COVID-19, becoming the fifth state to do so after California, Texas, Florida, and New York.
2021-01-7

New York surpasses one million cases of COVID-19, becoming the fourth state to do so after Texas, California and Florida.
2021-01-2

Florida surpasses one million cases, becoming the third state to do so after California and Texas.
2020-12-1

New York surpasses 500,000 total confirmed COVID-19 cases, becoming the fourth state to surpass that number after California, Florida and Texas.
2020-10-28

Military medics are deployed to hospitals in Texas and California as cases surge.
2020-07-17

The "Grand Princess" cruise ship, with at least 21 people aboard who've tested positive for COVID-19, has docked at the Port of Oakland, California, to continue to the next step in the quarantining measures process. The ship was carrying more than 2,000 passengers, as well as 1,100 crew members. The Grand Princess had been idling about 10 miles offshore since Thursday (March 5). Disembarking American passengers are being put under mandatory 14-day quarantine at military bases in California, Texas or Georgia. Foreign passengers are being sent to their home countries for the completion of the quarantine.
2020-03-9