The shocking figure that reflects the advance of the Delta variant of the Covid in the United States | the Chronicle

U.S. health officials have confirmed that the Delta strain from coronavirus, is the cause of 83 percent of recent positive samples analyzed in that country, which has raised concern among medical doctors.

The figure was revealed by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Rochelle Walensky, who alerted on the “incredible efficiency” with which this mutation spreads.

“It’s more aggressive and more contagious”, said the official during a press conference accompanied by the Coordinator of the Response against Covid-19, Jeff Zients.

Zients clarified that the unvaccinated population accounts for 97 percent of hospitalizations and deaths in the country, according to statements collected by the channel CNN.

Covid: states with lower immunization

This week, the states of Florida, Texas and Missouri, which have the lowest vaccination rates in the country, recorded the 40 percent of all national cases, the press agency clarified Press Europe.

In its Friday report, Florida again reported record daily cases and deaths in this new wave of infections, 12,647 and 86, respectively.

It should be noted that the United States is already registering more than 34 million positives after a new day above 50,000 daily cases, 180% more than last week.

Some 610,000 people have died from this disease, which once again puts pressure on the hospital system, with an average of 35,000 new admissions per day.