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COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of November 1, 2021

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Global confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 have surpassed 5 million. We summarize more of today's data from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map and the CDC.

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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 October 23, 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant made up 99.5% of COVID-19 cases in the United States.

The CDC estimates for the week ending on October 23, 2021, the 5 states with the highest unweighted proportion of new cases attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant are:

1. Vermont: 100%
2. North Dakota: 100%
3. Maine: 100%
4. District of Columbia: 100%
5. Alaska: 99.9%


How many people in the US have been vaccinated against COVID-19?

According to the CDC as of today, November 1, 2021, at 3:33 PM, EDT:

• 66.8% of total US population has received at least 1 dose
• 58% of total US population is fully vaccinated

The 5 states/territories with the highest percentage of population fully vaccinated are:

1. Puerto Rico: 73.6%
2. Vermont: 71.3%
3. Rhode Island:71%
4. Connecticut: 70.8%
5. Maine: 70.6%


How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the US?

According to the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map, as of today, November 1, 2021 at 3:21 PM, EDT, there have been:

• 46 037 906 confirmed cases and
• 746 502 deaths

The 5 states with the highest total confirmed cases are:

1. California: 4 931 218
2. Texas: 4 240 224
3. Florida: 3 690 812
4. New York: 2 562 392
5. Illinois: 1 701 653

Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 72 086 reported fatalities, followed by Texas with 71 247 and Florida with 59 670.

How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally?

Globally, there have been 247 000 948 confirmed cases, 5 004 153 deaths, and 7 080 614 171 vaccine doses administered.


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