It’s not a hoax here in Washington. And I think it’s likely been here for awhile. Today my wife finally went to the Doctor to be tested for it. She was told to self quarantine until the test results come back. So here we are. Wild.
I think it's likely been everywhere for a while.
Back in Nov-dec, locally a bunch of folks had a cough that just wouldn't go away for weeks, flu like symptoms but tests were always negative. [bleep] ran its course and folks got better