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COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of September 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 August 31, 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant made up 99.1% of COVID-19 cases in the United States.
The CDC estimates as of August 31, 2021, the 5 states with the highest unweighted proportion of new cases attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant are:
2. Vermont: 98.7%
3. Kansas: 97.8%
4. Pennsylvania: 97.8%
5. Virginia: 97.4%
How many people in the US have been vaccinated against COVID-19?
• 52.7% of total US population is fully vaccinated
2. Connecticut: 66.2%
3. Massachusetts: 66.1%
4. Maine: 66%
5. Rhode Island: 65%
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the US?
• 642 817 deaths
2. Texas: 3 641 340
3. Florida: 3 223 249
4. New York: 2 284 423
5. Illinois: 1 532 346
Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 66 116 reported fatalities, followed by Texas with 57 407 and New York with 54 309.
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally?
Globally, there have been 218 814 466 confirmed cases, 4 548 237 deaths, and 5 358 799 755 vaccine doses administered.
