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COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of September 22, 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 September 21, 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant made up 98.4% of COVID-19 cases in the United States.
The CDC estimates as of September 21, 2021, the 5 states with the highest unweighted proportion of new cases attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant are:
2. District of Columbia: 99.21%
3. Washington: 98.68%
4. Minnesota: 98.66%
5. New Hampshire: 98.62%
How many people in the US have been vaccinated against COVID-19?
• 54.9% of total US population is fully vaccinated
2. Connecticut: 68.1%
3. Maine: 67.9%
4. Massachusetts: 67.4%
5. Rhode Island: 67.2%
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the US?
• 680 682 deaths
2. Texas: 3 980 709
3. Florida: 3 528 698
4. New York: 2 383 743
5. Illinois: 1 605 321
Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 68 199 reported fatalities, followed by Texas with 62 785 and New York with 55 003.
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally?
Globally, there have been 229 903 892 confirmed cases, 4 715 485 deaths, and 5 986 936 976 vaccine doses administered.
