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Autopsies reveal first confirmed U.S. coronavirus deaths occurred in Bay Area in February

By Los Angeles Times  
   April 22, 2020

SAN FRANCISCO — Two coronavirus-infected people died in Santa Clara County on Feb. 6 and Feb. 17, the medical examiner revealed Tuesday, making them first documented COVID-19 fatalities in the United States. Until now, the first fatality was believed to have occurred in Kirkland, Wash., on Feb. 29.

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