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  2. Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

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    A year into the pandemic, a half-million Americans (1 out of every 670 Americans) had died of COVID-19. [1] Many people were affected by grief and loss. By the time a half-million Americans had died, one-third of Americans participating in a survey said they personally knew someone who had died this way. (The figures may have been lower due to ...

  3. COVID-19 pandemic in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The COVID-19 pandemic is the deadliest disaster in the country's history. It was the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020, behind heart disease and cancer. From 2019 to 2020, U.S. life expectancy dropped by 3 years for Hispanic and Latino Americans, 2.9 years for African Americans, and 1.2 years for white Americans.

  4. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social media - Wikipedia

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    Social media is the primary source of misinformation. Moreover, social media was a reason for COVID-19 spreading in China. Misinformation has been spread in the form of reports that fireworks will kill the virus in the air, as well as vinegar and indigowoad root curing an infection. This misinformation was spread via the messaging app Messenger.

  5. COVID-19 lockdowns - Wikipedia

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    Each "ball" is an atom. During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of non-pharmaceutical interventions, particularly lockdowns (encompassing stay-at-home orders, curfews, quarantines, cordons sanitaires and similar societal restrictions), were implemented in numerous countries and territories around the world. [1] These ...

  6. Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States (2021)

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    By September 15, one in every 500 Americans had died from COVID-19. September 18. On September 18, the U.S. passed 42 million cases. September 20. By September 20, COVID-19 had killed over 675,000 Americans, the estimated number of American deaths from the Spanish flu in 1918. As a result, COVID-19 became the deadliest respiratory pandemic in ...

  7. COVID-19 misinformation by the United States - Wikipedia

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    For broader coverage of this topic, see COVID-19 misinformation by governments. The article's lead section may need to be rewritten. The reason given is: Lead does not adequately summarize the article. Please help improve the lead and read the lead layout guide. (February 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Part of a series on the COVID-19 pandemic Scientifically accurate atomic ...

  8. COVID-19 pandemic - Wikipedia

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    The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is a global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identified in an outbreak in Wuhan , the capital of Hubei , China, in December 2019, before it spread to other areas of Asia ...

  9. COVID-19 pandemic in North America - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The first cases of the COVID-19 pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 in North America were reported in the United States on 23 January 2020. Cases were reported in all North American countries after Saint Kitts and Nevis confirmed a case on 25 March, and in all North American territories after Bonaire confirmed a case on 16 April.