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COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of August 20, 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 17, 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?
• 51.2% of total US population is fully vaccinated
2. Massachusetts: 65.1%
3. Maine: 65%
4. Connecticut: 64.9%
5. Rhode Island: 63.5%
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 20, 2021 at 2:21 PM, EDT, there have been:
• 625 760 deaths
2. Texas: 3 420 373
3. Florida: 2 920 749
4. New York: 2 223 052
5. Illinois: 1 482 366
Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 64 992 reported fatalities, followed by Texas with 54 887 and New York with 53 959.
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally?
Globally, there have been 210 426 282 confirmed cases, 4 409 707 deaths, and 4 855 775 839 vaccine doses administered.
