Thursday, December 31, 2020

It Began As A Strange Pneumonia And Ended In A Pandemic. COVID-19 In Numbers

Chinese travelers at a railway station in Beijing, China, wear face masks to protect themselves from the new coronavirus on Jan. 21, 2020. The virus was first identified in Wuhan, China, in Dec. 2019, and since then has quickly spread worldwide.

A year ago today, the WHO first learned of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China of "unknown" origin. Here's the impact of that fateful day, by the numbers.

(Image credit: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

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