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Today is the anniversary of the first case of COVID-19

Posted at 8:05 AM, Jan 20, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-20 11:13:24-05

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — One year ago today, the first case of COVID-19 was discovered in the United States.

It was reported in a county north of Seattle.

Since then the virus has infected more than 24 million Americans.

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Case numbers continue to rise but so does the number of people getting vaccinated.

According to a CDC, nearly 16 million coronavirus shots have been given across the nation.

The Biden Administration hopes to raise that number by 100M in the next 100 days.