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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According to early estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of August 14, 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant made up 86.1% of COVID-19 cases in the United States.
The CDC estimates as of August 14, 2021, the 5 states with the highest unweighted proportion of new cases attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant are:
According to the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map, as of today, August 18, 2021 at 4:21 PM, EDT, there have been:
Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 64 744 reported fatalities, followed by Texas with 54 642 and New York with 54 149.
Globally, there have been 209 066 259 confirmed cases, 4 389 144 deaths, and 4 783 419 841 vaccine doses administered.