|Articles|August 20, 2020

Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: AUGUST 20 update

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 20:

Positive tests: 5,502,927

Negative tests: 63,441,940

Pending tests: 4,374

Number of hospitalized patients: 43,313

Patient deaths: 165,011

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