News ‘Almost like an eternity’: 3 months since US confirmed its first coronavirus case, what have we learned? April 21, 2020April 21, 2020 Grace Hauck, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Almost like an eternity’: 3 months since US confirmed its first coronavirus case, what have we learned? The U.S. confirmed its first case of the coronavirus on Jan. 21. It's been three long months. A look at what we've learned and where we are going.