- CDC
- Heart Failure
- Cardiovascular Clinical Consult
- Adult Immunization
- Hepatic Disease
- Rare Disorders
- Pediatric Immunization
- Implementing The Topcon Ocular Telehealth Platform
- Weight Management
- Screening
- Monkeypox
- Guidelines
- Men's Health
- Psychiatry
- Allergy
- Nutrition
- Women's Health
- Cardiology
- Substance Use
- Pediatrics
- Kidney Disease
- Genetics
- Complimentary & Alternative Medicine
- Dermatology
- Endocrinology
- Oral Medicine
- Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
- Pain
- Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Geriatrics
- Infection
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Obesity
- Rheumatology
- Technology
- Cancer
- Nephrology
- Anemia
- Neurology
- Pulmonology
COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of August 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.
©freshidea/stock.adobe.com
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 August 14, 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant made up 86.1% of COVID-19 cases in the United States.
The CDC estimates as of August 14, 2021, the 5 states with the highest unweighted proportion of new cases attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant are:
2. California: 87.7%
3. North Carolina: 86.5%
4. Florida: 86.4%
5. Nevada: 86.2%
How many people in the US have been vaccinated against COVID-19?
• 50.9% of total US population is fully vaccinated
2. Massachusetts: 64.9%
3. Maine: 64.7%
4. Connecticut: 64.6%
5. Rhode Island: 62.9%
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the US?
According to the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map, as of today, August 17, 2021 at 5:21 PM, EDT, there have been:
• 623 155 deaths
2. Texas: 3 373 014
3. Florida: 2 920 749
4. New York: 2 213 176
5. Illinois: 1 470 452
Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 64 694 reported fatalities, followed by Texas with 54 474 and New York with 54 132.
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally?
Globally, there have been 208 390 911 confirmed cases, 4 378 629 deaths, and 4 746 432 037 vaccine doses administered.
