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|Articles|October 2, 2020

Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: OCTOBER 2 update

Author(s)Logan Lutton

Data from the COVID tracking project on coronavirus cases, test results 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.

Here’s the latest data, updated on October 2:

Positive tests: 7,244,316

Negative tests: 93,715,700

Cumulative hospitalized: 410,409

Currently hospitalized: 30,742

Patient deaths: 199,776

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