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COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of July 21, 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 estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of July 20, 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant makes up 61.7% of COVID-19 cases.

The CDC estimates as of July 20, 2021, the 5 states with the highest unweighted proportion of new cases attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant are:

1. Missouri: 89.9%
2. Nevada: 71%
3. Colorado: 58.9%
4. California: 56.8%
5. New Jersey: 53.2%


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

According to the CDC, as of today, July 21, 2021, at 2:05 PM, EDT:

• 56.3% of total US population has received at least 1 dose
• 48.8% of total US population is fully vaccinated

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

1. Vermont: 67.1%
2. Massachusetts: 63.3%
3. Maine: 62.9%
4. Connecticut: 62.5%
5. Rhode Island: 60.7%


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 21, 2021 at 3:21 PM, EDT, there have been:

• 34 201 446 confirmed cases
• 609 740 deaths

The 5 states with the highest total confirmed cases are:

1. California: 3 876 772
2. Texas: 3 050 345
3. Florida: 2 450 344
4. New York: 2 129 897
5. Illinois: 1 404 462

Deaths: California has the most deaths due to COVID-19 with 64 152 reported fatalities, followed by New York with 53 791, and Texas with 52 869.

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

Globally, there have been 191 763 648 confirmed cases, 4 122 507 deaths, and 3 709 795 753 vaccine doses administered.


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