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COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of September 17, 2021
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 September 14, 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant made up 99.4% of COVID-19 cases in the United States.
The CDC estimates as of September 14, 2021, the 5 states with the highest unweighted proportion of new cases attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant are:
2. Vermont: 99.5%
3. Minnesota: 99.1%
4. Pennsylvania: 99.1%
5. New Hampshire: 99.1%
How many people in the US have been vaccinated against COVID-19?
• 54.4% of total US population is fully vaccinated
2. Puerto Rico: 68.3%
3. Connecticut: 67.6%
4. Maine: 67.3%
5. Massachusetts: 67%
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the US?
• 671 835 deaths
2. Texas: 3 919 750
3. Florida: 3 485 148
4. New York: 2 358 423
5. Illinois: 1 590 342
Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 67 763 reported fatalities, followed by Texas with 61 552 and New York with 54 823.
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally?
Globally, there have been 227 445 273 confirmed cases, 4 676 491 deaths, and 5 853 439 468 vaccine doses administered.
