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|Articles|April 22, 2020
Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: APRIL 22 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 22:
Positive tests: 799,717
Negative tests: 3,355,461
Pending tests: 3,956
Patient deaths: 39,995
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