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|Articles|February 18, 2021
Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: February 18, 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 18:
Positive tests: 27,606,974
Negative tests: 124,251,884
Number of hospitalized patients: 63,398
Patient deaths: 480,595
Total vaccine doses distributed: 72,423,125
Patients who've received the first dose: 56,281,827
Patients who’ve received the second dose: 15,471,536
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