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|Articles|May 6, 2020
Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: May 6 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?
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 May 6:
Positive tests: 1,195,605
Negative tests: 6,348,723
Pending tests: 2,633
Patient deaths: 65,307
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