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Coronavirus was killing Americans weeks earlier than originally thought

Officials say two people in northern California died from the virus in early February before the first reported death in the USCoronavirus – live US updatesLive global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage
Medical examiner-coroner of Santa Clara county, received confirmation that tissue samples obtained during autopsies tested positive for the virus, officials said. Photograph: Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images

The coronavirus was killing Americans in the US weeks before health officials, doctors or the government realized, it emerged early on Wednesday.

Health officials now say two people died from Covid-19 in California in early February before the first reported death from the disease in the United States.

Santa Clara county officials, in northern California, said they now know a 57-year-old woman died in her home on 6

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