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|Articles|February 19, 2021
Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: February 19, 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 19:
Positive tests: 27,674,548
Negative tests: 124,686,918
Number of hospitalized patients: 62,300
Patient deaths: 483,223
Total vaccine doses distributed: 73,377,450
Patients who've received the first dose: 41,021,049
Patients who’ve received the second dose: 16,162,358
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