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The swine flu began in Mexico, North America, which turn out to be a new strain of H1N1 virus and the first case could have been as early as March or April. In Canada, roughly 10% of the populace were infected with the virus, [ 298 ] with 363 confirmed deaths (as of 8 December); confirmed cases had reached 10,000 when Health Canada stopped ...
This is sometimes compared to the 36,000 people per year who die from the "common flu", mostly in winter, although this number is an estimate. [37] The death rate of H1N1 in the U.S. was calculated as less than 0.02% from November 2009 figures from the CDC, [ 38 ] and has been explicitly calculated as 0.026% in England.
COVID-19 is the deadliest pandemic in US history; [359] it was the third-leading cause of death in the US in 2020, behind heart disease and cancer. [360] From 2019 to 2020, US life expectancy dropped by 3 years for Hispanic Americans, 2.9 years for African Americans, and 1.2 years for white Americans. [ 361 ]
Due to lockdowns and COVID-19 protocols, many consumers switched to online shopping during the pandemic, which resulted in a 32% increase in e-commerce. This caused an increase in packaging waste. [172] Many online purchases were for essential items; however 45% of shoppers made non-essential purchases, such as clothing.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Spain has resulted in 13,980,340 [4] confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 121,852 [4] deaths.. The virus was first confirmed to have spread to Spain on 31 January 2020, when a German tourist tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in La Gomera, Canary Islands. [3]
The COVID-19 pandemic in Spain has resulted in 13,980,340 [1] confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 121,852 [1] deaths.. The virus was first confirmed to have spread to Spain on 31 January 2020, when a German tourist tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in La Gomera, Canary Islands. [2]
[140] [141] Observed individuals infected with COVID-19 (most with mild cases) experienced an additional 0.2% to 2% of brain tissue lost in regions of the brain connected to the sense of smell compared with uninfected individuals, and the overall effect on the brain was equivalent on average to at least one extra year of normal ageing; infected ...
For the majority of cities in North America (including the Caribbean), the most recent official population census results, estimates or short-term projections date to 2020, with some dating 2022 at the latest. This list compiles figures for all North American cities with a population within city limits exceeding 500,000