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COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of July 27, 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 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 27, 2021, the 5 states with the highest unweighted proportion of new cases attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant are:

1. Missouri: 90.3%
2. Nevada: 71.4%
3. Colorado: 66.9%
4. California: 56.8%
5. New Jersey: 56.6%


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

According to the CDCas of today, July 27, 2021, at 5:00 PM, EDT:

• 56.9% of total US population has received at least 1 dose
• 49.2% of total US population is fully vaccinated

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

1. Vermont: 67.34%
2. Massachusetts: 63.6%
3. Maine: 63.17%
4. Connecticut: 62.93
5. Rhode Island: 61.07%


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 27, 2021 at 4:21 PM, EDT, there have been:

• 34 577 203 confirmed cases
and
• 611 254 deaths

The 5 states with the highest total confirmed cases are:

1. California: 3 920 280
2. Texas: 3 085 466
3. Florida: 2 523 510
4. New York: 2 140 258
5. Illinois: 1 413 480

Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 64 272 reported fatalities, followed by New York with 53 611 and Texas with 53 043.

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

Globally, there have been 195 119 712 confirmed cases, 4 173 740 deaths, and 3 916 401 601 vaccine doses administered.


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