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|Articles|February 9, 2021

Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: February 9, 2021 update

Author(s)Logan Lutton

Data from the COVID tracking project on coronavirus cases, test results, vaccination rates and more.

How many novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were announced today?

The COVID Tracking Project is a volunteer effort to compile federal and state data in regards to new COVID-19 cases, including number of positive and negative tests. Data on vaccination comes from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Here’s the latest data, updated on February 9:

Positive tests: 26,875,063

Negative tests: 124,779,892

Number of hospitalized patients: 80,055

Patient deaths: 455,455

Total vaccine doses distributed: 59,307,800

Patients who've received the first dose: 32,340,146

Patients who’ve received the second dose: 9,518,015

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