C-19
noun/ˌsiː naɪnˈtiːn/
/ˌsiː naɪnˈtiːn/
(also C19)
[uncountable]- a disease caused by a coronavirus that was first reported in 2019 and became a pandemic (the abbreviation for Covid-19)
- There have been twelve new C-19 cases in the county over the last 24 hours.
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