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COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of July 15, 2021

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Data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map and the CDC on COVID-19 vaccinations, cases, and deaths in the US and on cases and deaths worldwide.

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How widespread is the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) in the US?

According to early data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of July 13, 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant makes up 57.6% of COVID-19 cases.

The CDC estimates as of July 13, 2021, the 5 states with the highest unweighted proportion of new cases attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant are:

1. Missouri: 74.6%
2. Nevada: 44.1%
3. Colorado: 36.5%
4. California: 31.1%
5. New Jersey: 28.6%


How many people in the US have been vaccinated against COVID-19?

According to the CDC, as of today, July 15, 2021, at 2:30 PM, EDT:

• 55.8% of total US population has received at least 1 dose
• 48.3% of total US population is fully vaccinated

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

1. Vermont: 66.6%
2. Massachusetts: 62.9%
3. Maine: 62.7%
4. Connecticut: 62%
5. Rhode Island: 60.2%


How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the US?

According to the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map, as of today, July 15, 2021 at 3:21 PM, EDT, there have been:

• 33 964 548 confirmed cases
• 608 269 deaths

The 5 states with the highest total confirmed cases are:

1. California: 3 849 490
2. Texas: 3 030 379
3. Florida: 2 404 895
4. New York: 2 123 015
5. Illinois: 1 399 270

Deaths: California has the most deaths due to COVID-19 with 64 037 reported fatalities, followed by New York with 53 755, and Texas with 52 732.

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

Globally, there have been 188 718 805 confirmed cases, 4 062 394 deaths, and 3 529 342 299 vaccine doses administered.


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