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|Articles|April 14, 2020
Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: APRIL 14 update
Author(s)Logan Lutton
Data from the COVID tracking project on coronavirus cases, test results 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 April 14
Positive tests: 576,774
Negative tests: 2,358,232
Pending tests: 17,159
Patient deaths: 23,369
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