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|Articles|August 12, 2020

Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: AUGUST 12 update

Author(s)Logan Lutton

Data from the COVID tracking project on coronavirus cases, test results and more.

How many novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were announced today?

The COVID Tracking Project is a volunteer effort to compile federal and state data in regards to new COVID-19 cases, including number of positive and negative tests.

Here’s the latest data, updated on August 12:

Positive tests: 5,116,474

Negative tests: 58,135,783

Pending tests: 4,118

Number of hospitalized patients:48,500

Patient deaths: 156,273


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