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COVID-19 Updates: Delta Variant, US Vaccinations, & Global Data as of September 9, 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 7, 2021, the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant made up 98.9% of COVID-19 cases in the United States.
The CDC estimates as of September 7, 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. Pennsylvania: 97.8%
4. Kansas: 97.8%
5. Minnesota: 97.4%
How many people in the US have been vaccinated against COVID-19?
• 53.4% of total US population is fully vaccinated
2. Connecticut: 66.8%
3. Massachusetts: 66.6%
4. Maine: 66.5%
5. Rhode Island: 65.8%
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the US?
• 654 492 deaths
2. Texas: 3 791 239
3. Florida: 3 352 451
4. New York: 2 319 680
5. Illinois: 1 559 077
Deaths: California has the highest number of deaths due to COVID-19 with 66 782 reported fatalities, followed by Texas with 59 338 and New York with 54 569.
How many cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed globally?
Globally, there have been 223 080 202 confirmed cases, 4 604 182 deaths, and 5 594 862 792 vaccine doses administered.
