Delta Variant Now Makes Up 83% Of New U.S. COVID Cases: CDC Director

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In the US, majority of deaths are occurring in unvaccinated people.

now makes up about 83% of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S., with the majority of deaths occurring in unvaccinated people, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

Over the last week, the U.S. has averaged 239 deaths per day from the virus. This is a near-48% increase from the prior week. The overwhelming majority of deaths are among those who are unvaccinated, she said. “Each death is tragic and even more heartbreaking when we know that the majority of these deaths could be prevented with a simple, safe, available vaccine,” she said.since vaccines were made available in the U.S. early this year, they have started to rise in recent weeks. Nearly two-thirds of counties still have vaccination rates of less than 40%. Where vaccination rates are low, cases and hospitalizations are starting to climb again, allowing for the delta variant’s spread, she said.

Shoppers are seen wearing masks in downtown McAllen, Texas, on July 16. Much of the worsening problem with cases is being driven by the delta variant first identified in India, that has since hit the United Kingdom and other countries.

 

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