Flu hospitalizations are arriving early this fall, and Johns Hopkins experts say a physician's recommendation remains patients' best path to vaccination, while a new mRNA flu vaccine faces a coverage question.
|Articles|February 3, 2021
Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: February 3, 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 3:
Positive tests: 26,052,734
Negative tests: 117,399,234
Number of hospitalized patients: 92,880
Patient deaths: 437,237
Total vaccine doses distributed: 52,657,675
Patients who've received the first dose: 26,440,836
Patients who’ve received the second dose: 6,064,792
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