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|Articles|May 8, 2020

Coronavirus case numbers in the United States: MAY 8 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 May 8:

Positive tests: 1,248,137

Negative tests: 6,857,376

Pending tests: 3,171

Patient deaths: 70,002

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