COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of August 3, 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 July 20, 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant makes up 82.2% of COVID-19 cases in the United States.
The CDC estimates as of July 27, 2021, the 5 states with the highest unweighted proportion of new cases attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant are:
2. Nevada: 71.4%
3. Colorado: 66.9%
4. California: 56.8%
5. New Jersey: 56.6%
How many people in the US have been vaccinated against COVID-19?
• 49.7% of total US population is fully vaccinated
2. Massachusetts: 64.1%
3. Maine: 64%
4. Connecticut: 63.4%
5. Rhode Island: 61.7%
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 3, 2021 at 3:20 PM, EDT, there have been:
• 614 068 deaths
2. Texas: 3 153 474
3. Florida: 2 634 234
4. New York: 2 156 635
5. Illinois: 1 427 901
Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 64 558 reported fatalities, followed by New York with 53 669 and Texas with 53 342.
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally?
Globally, there have been 199 304 876 confirmed cases, 4 242 337 deaths, and 4 188 670 013 vaccine doses administered.
