With the decline in COVID-19 vaccination rates and the increase in cases caused by Delta Variant, the inevitable has happened-the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 in the United States is also on the rise. As the pandemic once again proves that it is not actually over, many people begin to wonder who is most at risk in this new wave.
according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The number of new cases is on the rise. The current 7-day average number of cases is 26,300, an increase of 70% from the average one week ago. In addition, the average number of hospitalizations is now 2,790, an increase of approximately 36% from a week ago. A week ago. Now, the death toll is also on the rise.
“After several weeks of decline, the average daily death toll for seven days increased by 26% to 211 per day,” Dr. Rochelle Varensky said at a press conference.
This is the first increase in mortality in a few weeks after the United States as a whole began to see lower case rates and mortality rates due to the introduction of vaccination.However, with Vaccination rates have fallen down and Delta variants Now in all 50 states The pandemic has swept through unvaccinated areas, again threatening to occupy the country.
according to NBC Finance Channel, Four states accounted for more than 40% of all new cases last week, and one-fifth of them occurred in Florida. The highest case rates occurred in Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri and Nevada, all states have low vaccination rates.Although they have begun to receive new vaccination rates in recent days, from New York Times It shows that these five states are still lagging behind other states—all five states show that less than 60% of the population is vaccinated, and less than 70% of the population is vaccinated once. In contrast, the five states with the highest vaccination rates—Vermont, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Maine—all have a full vaccination rate of more than 60%, and residents who receive a dose of the vaccine are either more than 80%. %, or close to this standard.
Nonetheless, as cases are increasing in almost all 50 states, there is concern that the pandemic will once again sweep the country like the original COVID-19 virus, leading to renewed mitigation measures in some areas. In Los Angeles County, previous waves of infections and deaths caused severe damage, Has resumed using masks indoors-Regardless of the vaccination situation.
The concerns are mainly those People with weakened immune function— The CDC warns that they may not be protected from the vaccine — and those who have not been vaccinated. Ninety-nine percent of new cases and deaths occur in people who have not been vaccinated, and medical officials warn that those who continue to maintain this state are at higher risk than ever before.
“If you are not vaccinated, the risk will be very high-and it may be higher than ever in some areas, because there is no regulation of wearing masks, people are enjoying this beautiful summer return, more carefree and lazy, this Make it more likely that you might be exposed,” Dr. Craig Spencer, Global Health Director, Emergency Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center tell us.
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