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|Articles|January 21, 2021
Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: January 21, 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 January 21:
Positive tests: 24,109,760
Negative tests: 219,261,216
Number of hospitalized patients: 122,700
Patient deaths: 396,837
Total vaccine doses distributed: 35,990,150
Patients who've received the first dose: 14,270,441
Patients who’ve received the second dose: 2,161,419
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