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COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of October 21, 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 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:
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?
• 57.2% of total US population is fully vaccinated
2. Vermont: 70.7%
3. Connecticut: 70.1%
4. Rhode Island: 70.1%
5. Maine: 69.9%
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the US?
• 732 718 deaths
2. Texas: 4 199 990
3. Florida: 3 664 097
4. New York: 2 519 197
5. Illinois: 1 677 939
Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 71 149 reported fatalities, followed by Texas with 69 793 and Florida with 58 608.
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally?
Globally, there have been 242 385 453 confirmed cases, 4 927 662 deaths, and 6 730 895 326 vaccine doses administered.
