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COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of August 11, 2021
Data from the CDC on the Delta variant and US vaccination rates and from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map on cases and deaths in the US and worldwide.
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How widespread is the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) in the US?
According to early estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of August 10, 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant makes up 80.6% of COVID-19 cases in the United States.
The CDC estimates as of August 10, 2021, the 5 states with the highest unweighted proportion of new cases attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant are:
2. Colorado: 83.4%
3. Nevada: 78.8%
4. California: 74.5%
5. Massachusetts: 73.8%
How many people in the US have been vaccinated against COVID-19?
• 50.3% of total US population is fully vaccinated
2. Massachusetts: 64.5%
3. Maine: 64.4%
4. Connecticut: 64%
5. Rhode Island: 62.4%
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the US?
According to the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map, as of today, August 11, 2021 at 5:21 PM, EDT, there have been:
• 618 807 deaths
2. Texas: 3 290 233
3. Florida: 2 768 985
4. New York: 2 187 349
5. Illinois: 1 451 094
Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 64 880 reported fatalities, followed by Texas with 53 930 and New York with 53 797.
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally?
Globally, there have been 204 575 521 confirmed cases, 4 322 282 deaths, and 4 525 525 715 vaccine doses administered.
