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By The Numbers: The Year In The Pandemic

A year ago today, the WHO first learned of a cluster of a few dozen pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China of "unknown" origin. Here's a by-the-numbers summary of the toll the virus has taken since that day.
Chinese travelers wear protective face masks to protect themselves from the new coronavirus at the Beijing Railway Station on Jan. 21, 2020, in Beijing, China. COVID-19 was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, and since then has quickly spread worldwide.

Exactly one year ago today, of a cluster of a few dozen pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China of "unknown" origin. The cause, of course, would turn out to be the coronavirus behind the current pandemic. Here's a by-the-numbers summary of the toll the virus has taken on countries across the globe since that fateful day.

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