A new analysis of blood samples reveals the coronavirus possibly arrived in the U.S. as early as December 2019.
A small number of COVID-19 infections appear to have occurred in the U.S. several weeks before public health officials identified the first cases. More analysis is needed, but the timeline is being accepted by more health officials, The Associated Press reported.
“There was probably very rare and sporadic cases here earlier than we were aware of,” she said. “But it was not widespread and didn’t become widespread until late February.” Seven people -- three in Illinois and one each in Massachusetts, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin -- were infected earlier than COVID-19 cases were originally reported in the five states. One of the Illinois cases could have happened as early as Christmas Eve, the researchers said
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