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|Articles|January 27, 2021
Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: January 27, 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 27:
Positive tests: 25,078,884
Negative tests: 226,999,645
Number of hospitalized patients: 108,957
Patient deaths: 415,557
Total vaccine doses distributed: 44,394,075
Patients who've received the first dose: 19,902,237
Patients who’ve received the second dose: 3,481,921
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