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Jun 16, 2021, 8:25 am

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nk15

Delta 10% of new cases currently in the US, versus 90% in the UK, it will make a big difference if/when becomes dominant in the US.

Delta, now a 'variant of concern,' accounts for 10 percent of new U.S. cases, CDC says (nbcnews.com)

If this is correct we should see relatively quickly large spatial differences in cases due to very different vaccination rates across state or even counties. MO, AR, UT, and LA already reversed the declining trend in cases.