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|Articles|February 17, 2021
Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: February 17, 2021 update
Author(s)Logan Lutton
Data from the COVID tracking project on coronavirus cases, test results, vaccination rates and more.
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How many novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were announced today?
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Here’s the latest data, updated on February 17:
Positive tests: 27,540,885
Negative tests: 123,814,128
Number of hospitalized patients: 64,533
Patient deaths: 478,259
Total vaccine doses distributed: 71,657,975
Patients who've received the first dose: 39,670,551
Patients who’ve received the second dose: 15,015,434
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