2019 First cases appeared in November, identified in December. Mar Found in Spain Sep In Italy in September Nov Cases in France and China Dec Identified in China 2020 The disease took off in 2020 Jan 258 dead 11791 infected Feb 80,000 cases, virus now worldwide Mar The virus explodes Apr Lockdowns as deaths pile up May White House staff ordered to wear masks Jun Some countries virus free while others get worse Jul US surge Aug More, not less cases, now the young are becoming infected. Sep The virus begins to spike again Oct Nov Dec 2021 It's worse in 2021. Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2022 Started bad then tapered off Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2023 Cases and deaths are down, but still around