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COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of October 15, 2021

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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 9, 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant made up 99.9% of COVID-19 cases in the United States.

The CDC estimates for the week ending on October 9, 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. Idaho: 99.7%
3. Maine: 99.7%
4. Massachusetts: 99.6%
5. Washington: 99.6%


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

According to the CDC as of today, October 15, 2021, at 2:05 PM, EDT:

• 65.8% of total US population has received at least 1 dose
• 56.8% of total US population is fully vaccinated

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

1. Puerto Rico: 71.9%
2. Vermont: 70.4%
3. Connecticut: 69.8%
4. Rhode Island: 69.7%
5. Maine: 69.5%


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

According to the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 interactive map, as of today, October 15, 2021 at 4:21 PM, EDT, there have been:

• 44 834 986 confirmed cases and
• 723 242 deaths

The 5 states with the highest total confirmed cases are:

1. California: 4 808 560
2. Texas: 4 172 842
3. Florida: 3 645 290
4. New York: 2 498 646
5. Illinois: 1 665 777

Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 70 580 reported fatalities, followed by Texas with 68 711 and Florida with 57 711.

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

Globally, there have been 239 941 811 confirmed cases, 4 887 272 deaths, and 6 584 100 373 vaccine doses administered.


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