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COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of September 30, 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 25, 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant made up 99% of COVID-19 cases in the United States.
The CDC estimates for the week ending on September 25, 2021, the 5 states with the highest unweighted proportion of new cases attributed to the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant are:
2. Washington: 99.46%
3. Delaware: 99.41%
4. Minnesota: 99.16%
5. Massachusetts: 99.16%
How many people in the US have been vaccinated against COVID-19?
• 55.6% of total US population is fully vaccinated
2. Connecticut: 68.7%
3. Maine: 68.5%
4. Rhode Island: 68.3%
5. Massachusetts: 67.9%
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the US?
• 696 653 deaths
2. Texas: 4 065 009
3. Florida: 3 582 807
4. New York: 2 423 305
5. Illinois: 1 627 508
Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 69 096 reported fatalities, followed by Texas with 65 195 and New York with 55 329.
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally?
Globally, there have been 233 622 262 confirmed cases, 4 779 634 deaths, and 6 223 227 437 vaccine doses administered.
