COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of September 29, 2021
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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?
• 55.5% of total US population is fully vaccinated
2. Connecticut: 68.6%
3. Maine: 68.5%
4. Rhode Island: 68.2%
5. Massachusetts: 67.9%
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the US?
• 694 864 deaths
2. Texas: 4 056 963
3. Florida: 3 582 807
4. New York: 2 421 755
5. Illinois: 1 624 164
Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 68 943 reported fatalities, followed by Texas with 64 843 and New York with 55 310.
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally?
Globally, there have been 233 114 589 confirmed cases, 4 771 069 deaths, and 6 197 839 801 vaccine doses administered.
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