COVID-19: It has been five years since the first case in America. What's it like today? Jan. 20, 2025, marks five years since the CDC reported the first laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 on American soil. Sam Woodward USA TODAY

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COVID-19 doesn't appear to be going anywhere anytime soon despite advancements in vaccines against the virus.

COVID map update reveals worst hit US states 6.6 percent of all COVID-19 tests across the country came back positive, but Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin had an 8.9 percent rate. Newsweek

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The CDC data also reveals that 1.3 percent of visits to the emergency room around the U.S. were diagnosed as COVID-19 during the same time period, down 0.6 percent from the week before.

Additionally, 1.8 percent of deaths were due to COVID-19, marking a 28.6 percent rise from the week prior.

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US flu activity still high, with 11 new deaths in kids "Although some indicators have decreased or remained stable this week compared to last, this could be due to changes in healthcare seeking behavior or reporting during the holidays rather than an indication that influenza activity has peaked," the CDC said. "The country is still experiencing elevated influenza activity, and that is expected to continue for several more weeks." CIDRAP

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