COVID-19 pandemic in North America
2020 CE.
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The first cases of the COVID-19 pandemic in North America were reported in the United States on 23 January 2020. Saint Kitts and Nevis was the last North American country to report a case of COVID-19, doing so on 25 March. Bonaire confirmed a case on 16 April, becoming the last territory to do so. On 26 March 2020, the United States became the country in North America with the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 infections, at over 82,000 cases. On 11 April 2020, the United States became the country in North America with the highest official death toll for COVID-19, at over 20,000 deaths. As of 10 April 2022, there are about 97 million cases and about 1.4 million deaths in North America; about 88.9 million have recovered from COVID-19, meaning that nearly 11 out of 12 cases have recovered or that the recovery rate is nearly 92%. As of 15 December 2023, the United States has had the highest number of cases in North America, at over 103 million cases, as well as the highest death toll, at over a million deaths.
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