One-third of all US Covid-19 cases reported in the past week were in just two states — Florida and Texas, according to Jeff Zients, White House Covid-19 response coordinator. The cases are mainly in areas where vaccination rates remain low, he said.
The cases are mainly in areas where vaccination rates remain low, Zients said at a briefing Monday. "In fact, seven states with the lowest vaccination rates represent just about 8- 1/2% of the US population, but account for more than 17% of cases, and one in three cases nationwide occurred in Florida and Texas, this past week," Zients said.In the past two weeks, daily case rates have gone up fourfold, according to Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health.
— Cyrus Shahpar August 2, 2021 The CDC reported Sunday that 816,203 additional doses were administered, the fifth straight day the agency recorded more than 700,000 shots in arms. The current seven-day average of doses administered is 662,529 per day, the highest average since July 7. 'Do it for the people you care about': Florida woman urges people to get vaccinated after losing her dad and brother to Covid-19 the same weekDr.
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