Fidelity's latest estimate, what Medicare leaves out and how physicians can prepare
|Articles|May 17, 2021
Coronavirus vaccine and case numbers in the United States: May 17, 2021
Author(s)Logan Lutton
Data from the Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University and the Centers for Disease Control.
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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 17:
Positive tests: 32,940,846
Patient deaths: 585,970
Total vaccine doses distributed: 344,503,495
Patients who've received the first dose: 157,132,234
Patients who’ve received the second dose: 122,999,721
% of population fully vaccinated: 37%
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