Daily COVID-19 deaths rise to 6-month high, and Biden’s ‘patience is wearing thin’ for the unvaccinated

President Biden is getting tough, not only on the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, but also on those refusing to get vaccinated, as the daily death toll is still rising to the highest levels seen in six months, and as a total of more than 650,000 Americans have died from the virus.

But it was more about blame than sympathy, as he pointed out that “almost all of the serious COVID-19 cases” were among the unvaccinated. It’s actually a little more than 25%. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that 208.1 million eligible Americans, or 73.4% of the eligible population, have received at least one dose of the two-shot vaccine developed by Pfizer Inc. PFE, -0.73% and German partner BioNTech SE BNTX, +0.67% and Moderna Inc. MRNA, -0.67% Eligible Americans refers to those who are at least 12 years old.

The daily average of deaths rose to 1,579, up 28% from two weeks ago and the most since March 9. The states with the highest daily death tolls were Florida, at about 338, and Texas, at about 232. Among the parts of Biden’s plan is to require all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforces are fully vaccinated or show a negative test at least once a week. He also urged all state governors to require vaccination for all teachers and staff.

Doing nothing is no longer an option.

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