- According to data analyzed by the New York Times, the United States reported more than 122,000 new Covid-19 cases on Friday.
- This number is the highest value since February and coincides with the spread of the more contagious Delta variant.
- The CDC said last week that vaccinated people should wear masks in areas where the disease is high.
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According to analyzed data, the United States reported more than 122,000 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, which is the highest number of new cases reported in a single day since early February. New York Times.
The new case is At least partly due to the spread of the highly contagious Delta variantAccording to data from the United States, the virus has become the main strain of the virus in the United States. Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAccording to the New York Times, since February 11, the number of new Covid-19 infections reported in the United States in a single day has not exceeded 100,000.
Data shows that since more than 129,000 new infections were reported on February 5, there has been no report of the number of new cases as high as the number reported on Friday-122,674 for more than five months.
According to The Times, the largest number of new cases in the history of the United States was in early January, when more than 259,000 cases were reported. Although the number of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have been steadily declining since the vaccine was introduced at the end of last year, the Delta variant has once again caused a surge in disease.
According to the Times, the number of deaths in the United States has increased by 10% in the past two weeks, while the number of hospitalizations has increased by 74% in the past 14 days.
Rochelle Varensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, called the continued surge in early July “Unvaccinated epidemics.”
Although people who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 may contract this disease, the so-called Breakthrough infection, Experts say that vaccines work well in preventing serious illness and death.
The vast majority of deaths occurred among unvaccinated Americans, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, In an interview with NBC Early July.
New science this week prompts CDC to change its guidance on masks, Warned that vaccinated people can still spread the variant, and urged fully vaccinated Americans to wear masks in areas with high Covid-19 levels. Earlier this year, the agency told fully vaccinated people that in most cases, they can give up masks.
“Information about Delta variants from several states and other countries indicates that in rare cases, some people who have been vaccinated with Delta variants may be contagious and spread the virus to other people,” Wallen Sky said on Tuesday.
“This new science is worrying, and unfortunately our recommendations need to be updated,” she added.
