Recent Outbreaks and Incidents – 2021

Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) Response

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) activated its Emergency Operations Center (EOC) on Monday, January 20, 2020, in order to support public health partners in responding to the outbreak caused by a novel (new) coronavirus. COVID-19 is a disease caused by a virus named SARS-CoV-2 and was discovered in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. It is very contagious and quickly spread around the world. CDC continues to closely monitor the situation and updates its website as information becomes available. To learn more about the outbreak, visit the outbreak Web page.