Thu 01 June 2021:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky issued her gravest warning yet Thursday about the highly contagious Delta variant, which has driven a sharp increase in new Covid-19 cases across the country.
The Delta variant is the second most prevalent coronavirus mutation in the United States and is predicted to become the predominant one in the coming weeks mainly affecting the regions with low vaccination rates, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said.
“Looking across the country we have made incredible progress,” Walensky said during a press briefing Thursday. “However, looking state by state and county by country it is clear communities where people remain unvaccinated are communities that are vulnerable. I expect that in the coming weeks the [Delta] variant will eclipse the Alpha variant.”
Walensky underscored the correlation that exists between the low vaccination rates and the spread of the Delta variant. She quoted data that approximately 1000 US counties have reported vaccination rates of less than 30 percent while these communities are primarily located in the South, East and Midwest of the country.
Hospitalizations in Missouri have nearly quadrupled in six weeks as the Delta variant has swept through the northern and southwestern parts of the state. Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday told local media that the state is focused on a marketing campaign to boost vaccination rates.
The Delta strain is believed to be the fastest spreading and most contagious coronavirus variant, according to reports.
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