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|Articles|May 7, 2020
Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: MAY 7 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 May 7:
Positive tests: 1,217,771
Negative tests: 6,542,000
Pending tests: 2,742
Patient deaths: 67,256
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