COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of November 2, 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 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:
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?
• 58.1% of total US population is fully vaccinated
2. Vermont: 71.4%
3. Rhode Island:71%
4. Connecticut: 70.8%
5. Maine: 70.7%
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the US?
• 748 173 deaths
2. Texas: 4 245 961
3. Florida: 3 690 812
4. New York: 2 565 347
5. Illinois: 1 704 031
Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 72 161 reported fatalities, followed by Texas with 71 378 and Florida with 59 670.
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally?
Globally, there have been 247 447 923 confirmed cases, 5 011 786 deaths, and 7 105 180 138 vaccine doses administered.
