<Anchor> In the
U.S., the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus has also started to increase in 24 states, which is close to half of the total. This appears to be due to the spread of delta mutations, and among experts, there is growing concern that an autumn pandemic is coming.
This news is Correspondent Yunsu Kim from Washington.
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Last week, 24 of the 50 US states saw a 10% or more increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases.
This is a change in the trend in which the number of confirmed cases has steadily decreased as the number of vaccines has been expanded since last January.
52% of new cases were found to have a delta mutation.
The proportion of delta mutations nearly doubled in just one month from 30% last month.
This is a speed that exceeds the expectations of health experts.
[Wallensky/Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: It was expected that the delta mutation would become the dominant species in the United States, but it is a big problem that it is increasing at such a rapid rate.]
Due to this situation, the autumn
season
is mainly focused on regions with low vaccination rates
.
Pandemic concerns are growing.
There are still 1,000 counties in the southeast and midwestern United States where vaccination rates are below 30%.
There are also voices calling for re-enactment of regulations such as masks and social distancing.
[Pouch / Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: Older people or people with underlying diseases should continue to wear masks for a while.]
Among health experts, unlike the delta mutation, where the vaccine works, there is no vaccine There is also a concern that it is only a matter of time that mutations that do not occur are only a matter of time.