Deaths from the virus are also rising, with an average of 239 per day over the last week. That's a near-48% rise from the week prior, said Dr. Rochelle Walensky.
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.Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Rochelle Walensky listens during the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
“The message from the CDC remains clear: The best way to prevent the spread of COVID-19 variants is to prevent the spread of disease, and vaccination is the most powerful tool we have,” 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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