COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of July 26, 2021

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 83.2% of COVID-19 cases in the United States.

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:

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

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 26, 2021 at 4:21 PM, EDT, there have been:

Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 64 267 reported fatalities, followed by New York with 53 820, and Texas with 53 031.

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

Globally, there have been 194 552 314 confirmed cases, 4 154 051 deaths, and 3 874 241 484 vaccine doses administered.