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|Articles|February 8, 2021
Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: February 8, 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 8:
Positive tests: 26,796,705
Negative tests: 119,876,347
Number of hospitalized patients: 81,439
Patient deaths: 454,134
Total vaccine doses distributed: 59,307,800
Patients who've received the first dose: 31,579,100
Patients who’ve received the second dose: 9,147,185
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