|Articles|December 1, 2020

Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: DECEMBER 1 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 December 1:

Positive tests: 13,337,969

Negative tests: 153,862,593

Number of hospitalized patients: 96,039

Patient deaths: 259,075


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