China News Service, July 2nd. According to the US Chinese website, on July 1, local time, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that due to the continuous spread of the highly contagious delta mutant virus, the United States averaged daily The number of new coronavirus cases has increased by 10%.

Data map: The United States under the epidemic.

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CDC: Delta strain is spreading fast

　　According to reports, CDC Director Valensky said at a White House briefing that day that the seven-day average of new cases this week is about 12,600, an increase of 10% from last week's average.

　　Varensky said that the delayed vaccination rate, coupled with the "highly transmissible delta variant", may have contributed to the increase in cases.

She also said that the rapid spread of the delta strain will definitely make it the main strain in the United States in the coming weeks.

　　According to the report, although the current number of daily increase in cases is far less than the peak in January, this shift makes some experts feel "a little nervous".

　　Infectious disease expert and associate professor of Duke University School of Medicine Wolff said, "I don't want the trend line to put us in a position where it can explode, especially as the fall approaches and people start to gather indoors."

Unvaccinated communities remain vulnerable

　　Former CDC Acting Director Bessel said, "I expect that as the delta variant spreads, we will see an increase in the number of cases across the country," Bessel explained, "The reason is that there are still quite a few people in the United States who have not been vaccinated. vaccine."

　　According to CDC data, as of now, the proportion of American adults who are fully vaccinated is 57.7%.

　　Varensky said, “It’s clear that communities where people have not been vaccinated are still fragile communities.” She believes, “As the delta variant continues to spread across the country, we expect cases in these communities to increase unless we can now Vaccinate more people."

　　The Biden administration has set a goal of vaccinating 70% of adults with at least one dose before July 4, but he has recently admitted that he cannot accomplish this goal.

　　According to real-time statistics from Johns Hopkins University in the United States, as of 7:21 on July 2nd, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the new crown in the United States has exceeded 33.67 million, with more than 605,000 deaths.