COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of July 19, 2021
Data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map and the CDC on COVID-19 vaccinations, cases, and deaths in the US and on cases and deaths worldwide.
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How widespread is the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) in the US?
According to early data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of July 13, 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant makes up 57.6% of COVID-19 cases.
The CDC estimates as of July 13, 2021, the 5 states with the highest unweighted proportion of new cases attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant are:
2. Nevada: 44.1%
3. Colorado: 36.5%
4. California: 31.1%
5. New Jersey: 28.6%
How many people in the US have been vaccinated against COVID-19?
• 48.6% of total US population is fully vaccinated
2. Massachusetts: 63.2%
3. Maine: 62.8%
4. Connecticut: 62.4%
5. Rhode Island: 60.5%
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the US?
According to the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map, as of today, July 19, 2021 at 2:21 PM, EDT, there have been:
• 609 142 deaths
2. Texas: 3 042 535
3. Florida: 2 450 344
4. New York: 2 127 136
5. Illinois: 1 402 763
Deaths: California has the most deaths due to COVID-19 with 64 133 reported fatalities, followed by New York with 53 778, and Texas with 52 830.
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally?
Globally, there have been 190 752 362 confirmed cases, 4 093 268 deaths, and 3 564 575 736 vaccine doses administered.
