Covid-19 cases are surging in 46 states, hospitalized patients are younger

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Wed, 2021-07-14 10:54 — mike kraft

Covid-19 cases are surging in 46 states. In one hot spot, hospitalized patients are younger than ever, doctor says Just as health experts predicted, the combination of unvaccinated people and the more contagious Delta strain of coronavirus has led to new Covid-19 surges. Holly Yan and Madeline Holcombe, CNN CNN

(CNN) Just as health experts predicted, the combination of unvaccinated people and the more contagious Delta strain of coronavirus has led to new Covid-19 surges.

In 46 states, the rates of new cases this past week are at least 10% higher than the rates of new cases the previous week, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

In 31 states, new cases this past week are at least 50% higher than new cases the previous week.

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More than 99% of all Covid-19 deaths in June were among unvaccinated people, said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

And younger people are getting hospitalized with Covid-19.

Missouri has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country and one of the worst outbreaks of the Delta variant. The situation is so bad in Missouri that the United States deployed a surge team to help stop the spread -- including members from the CDC and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

In Arkansas, Covid-19 cases surge as the state combats vaccine skepticism

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Some don't want to be vaccinated because of popular myths and concerns about the Covid-19 vaccines.

And recent news about Guillain-Barré syndrome has led to some concern on social media. The neurological condition has been reported in about 0.0008% of the people who have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

It's not clear whether those cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome resulted from the vaccine.

Of the 12.8 million Americans who have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, about 100 cases of GBS have been reported, the US Food and Drug Administration said. ..

"Each year in the United States, an estimated 3,000 to 6,000 people develop GBS," the FDA said. "Most people fully recover from the disorder." ...

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