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COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of August 26, 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 24, 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant made up 98.8% of COVID-19 cases in the United States.
The CDC estimates as of August 24, 2021, the 5 states with the highest unweighted proportion of new cases attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant are:
2. Kansas: 96.7%
3. Arkansas: 96.5%
4. Oklahoma: 96.4%
5. Wisconsin: 95%
How many people in the US have been vaccinated against COVID-19?
• 52% of total US population is fully vaccinated
2. Massachusetts: 65.6%
3. Connecticut: 65.6%
4. Maine: 65.5%
5. Rhode Island: 64.3%
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the US?
• 633 049 deaths
2. Texas: 3 523 719
3. Florida: 3 071 489
4. New York: 2 250 578
5. Illinois: 1 503 063
Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 65 466 reported fatalities, followed by Texas with 55 839 and New York with 54 116.
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally?
Globally, there have been 214 371 702 confirmed cases, 4 470 302 deaths, and 5 075 597 020 vaccine doses administered.
