RIP Buddy: The first dog to test positive for the coronavirus in the U.S. has died – MarketWatch

If were still learning about how the coronavirus spreads among humans, and why some people get so much sicker than others then weve barely scratched the surface with what it does to pets. While the number of animals infected worldwide remains relatively low, the first U.S. dog to test positive for SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, has sadly died. National Geographic has identified the pup as Buddy, a 7-year-old German shepherd from Staten Island, N.Y., in an exclusive inter…

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