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The first confirmed COVID-19 case in the United States was reported on Jan. 20, 2020. The patient was a man who had recently returned to Washington state from Wuhan, China.

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https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/16/facebook-posts/no-evidence-americans-were-infected-covid-19-fall/
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