“The descriptions from regions of the world where the delta variant has taken hold and become the predominant virus are pictures of ICUs full of 30-year-olds. Lawler warned that what is happening in Britain is a preview of what’s to come in the U.S. But he acknowledged that most of the places seeing higher rates of the virus “are exactly the areas of the country that don’t want to do any of these things.” James Lawler, a leader of the Global Center for Health Security at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, said bringing back masks and limiting gatherings would help. We are moving forward,” she said on social media.ĭr. The state of emergency and health orders have expired. Vaccines are readily available, and I encourage folks to get one. Kay Ivey of Alabama pushed back against the idea that the state might need to reimpose preventive measures as vaccinations lag and hospitalizations rise. State health officials said cases of the coronavirus are surging, largely among nonvaccinated people.Īnd Republican Gov. In Louisiana, which also has one of the nation’s lowest vaccination rates, officials in the city of New Orleans said Tuesday that they are likely to extend until fall virus-mitigation efforts currently in place at large sporting and entertainment gatherings, including mask mandates or requirements that attendees be vaccinated or have a negative COVID-19 test. Mississippi officials are also recommending that people 65 and older and those with chronic underlying conditions stay away from large indoor gatherings because of a 150% rise in hospitalizations over the past three weeks. Meanwhile, the Health Department in Mississippi, which ranks dead last nationally for vaccinations, began blocking posts about COVID-19 on its Facebook page because of a “rise of misinformation” about the virus and the vaccine. And Chicago officials announced Tuesday that unvaccinated travelers from Missouri and Arkansas must either quarantine for 10 days or have a negative COVID-19 test. Louis are begging even immunized people to resume wearing masks in public. Still, amid the rise, health authorities in places such as Los Angeles County and St. And deaths are running at under 260 per day on average after topping out at more than 3,400 over the winter - a testament to how effectively the vaccine can prevent serious illness and death in those who happen to become infected. are nowhere near their peak of a quarter-million per day in January.
The five states with the biggest two-week jump in cases per capita all had lower vaccination rates: Missouri, 45.9% Arkansas, 43% Nevada, 50.9% Louisiana, 39.2% and Utah, 49.5%.Įven with the latest surge, cases in the U.S.
Nationally, 55.6% of all Americans have received at least one COVID-19 shot, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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