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根据美国加州圣克拉拉县发布的公告，2月6日与17日在该县出现的两例死亡病例，目前被发现是美国境内最早死于新冠病毒感染的病例。此前，美国首例新冠病毒感染死亡病例被认为是2月26日在华盛顿州出现的一例死亡病例。 Two people who died in California in early and mid-February were confirmed Tuesday as coronavirus cases. The first of those deaths came weeks before what was thought to be the first COVID-19 fatality in the United States. The earliest US death attributed to the new coronavirus was previously thought to have been on February 26 in Kirkland, Washington. 当地时间周二（4月21日），于2月初和2月中旬在加利福尼亚州去世的两名美国人被确认为新冠病毒感染死亡病例。其中，2月初的死亡病例比此前认为的美国首例死亡病例还要早几周。此前，美国首例新冠病毒感染死亡病例被认为于2月26日发生在华盛顿州柯克兰。 | 
