COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of August 18, 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 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 18, 2021 at 4:21 PM, EDT, there have been:
• 624 205 deaths
2. Texas: 3 397 262
3. Florida: 2 920 749
4. New York: 2 217 774
5. Illinois: 1 474 285
Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 64 744 reported fatalities, followed by Texas with 54 642 and New York with 54 149.
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally?
Globally, there have been 209 066 259 confirmed cases, 4 389 144 deaths, and 4 783 419 841 vaccine doses administered.
