The nation has seen a surge in Covid-19 cases fueled by the delta variant, with New Hampshire, Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin seeing the largest growth in cases.
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Over 840,000 new infections were reported in the U.S. in the past seven days, while 11,620 people died.
The six-figure daily average has dropped after a drop in daily new cases in the previous two months, according to the CDC.
New Hampshire, Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin have seen the biggest rise in new cases, with anaveraging more than 70 new cases per 100,000 people.
Three of the four states have vaccination rates above 60%, but that number is still significantly lower than what experts believe is herd immunity against the highly infectious delta variant.
The number of Covid-19 cases is growing at a time when health officials are watching the omicron variant, which has been found in 17 states.
The US reported more than 216,000 new cases on November 29, but this spike was likely caused by reporting lags over the Thanksgiving holidays.
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There is a spark on the horizon. The director of Iowa state's Center for Disease Control and Prevention told the Associated Press last week that Delta variant is the fire that's here today.
The number is big.
115. The average number of Covid-19 cases per 100,000 people in the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands is higher than any other region.
The key background.
Hospitals have once again been put under strain by the current surge in Covid-19 cases. The Department of Health and Human Services shows that almost every state has a 70% or above rate for the intensive care unit. Over 60,000 hospital beds are occupied by Covid-19 patients, with over 13,800 of them in intensive care units. Concerns about the new omicron variant and the rise in new Covid-19 cases seem to have prompted more people to get a booster shot. According to the New York Times, the U.S. is now giving 1.7 million shots a day, the highest it has been in months.
The U.S. cases top 100,000 daily.
Most of the states have at least 70% of the hospital beds occupied.
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