Due to the 'delta mutation', a mutant virus originating in India, the average daily number of new confirmed cases has exceeded 40,000 as Corona 19 re-spread in the United States.
The New York Times (NYT) reported that the average number of new confirmed cases per day in the United States over the past seven days was 41,310.
The average 7-day hospitalization was 26,302, up 49% from two weeks ago, and the average daily death over 7 days was 249, up 42%.
Los Angeles County reported 2,551 new cases a day on the 21st, CNN broadcast.
A month ago, that number was only 124 people, but in just one month it has increased 20 times.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisor Dr Paul Afitt is concerned that the aftermath of the spread of COVID-19 not only affects people directly, but also increases the risk of developing mutations.
There is also great concern for children who are not yet eligible to be vaccinated.
That said, they could be prime targets in the next phase of the pandemic.
"We know there are younger people in our intensive care units (ICUs) who are seriously ill and on ventilators," said Jean Merrazo, professor of infectious diseases at the University of Alabama.
However, vaccination is increasingly losing momentum.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average number of vaccinations per day in the past week was about 516,000, the lowest since January of this year.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins said the situation "is becoming a pandemic, targeting people who have not been vaccinated."
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