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COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of August 12, 2021

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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:

1. Utah: 85.7%
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?

According to the CDC as of today, August 12, 2021, at 9:01 PM, EDT:

• 59.2% of total US population has received at least 1 dose
• 50.4% of total US population is fully vaccinated

The 5 states with the highest percentage of population fully vaccinated are:

1. Vermont: 66.8%
2. Massachusetts: 64.6%
3. Maine: 64.4%
4. Connecticut: 64.1%
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 12, 2021 at 5:22 PM, EDT, there have been:

• 36 317 354 confirmed cases and
• 619 154 deaths

The 5 states with the highest total confirmed cases are:

1. California: 4 091 035
2. Texas: 3 303 501
3. Florida: 2 768 985
4. New York: 2 192 224
5. Illinois: 1 454 200

Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 64 526 reported fatalities, followed by Texas with 54 053 and New York with 53 828.

How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally?

Globally, there have been 205 264 685 confirmed cases, 4 331 243 deaths, and 4 566 406 938 vaccine doses administered.


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