Nearly 74% of eligible Americans have at least 1 COVID-19 vaccine dose

In 13 states, over 80% of the population has at least one dose, CDC data shows.

ByMorgan Winsor, Emily Shapiro, Ivan Pereira, Meredith Deliso, and Marlene Lenthang
Last Updated: September 13, 2021, 12:02 AM EDT

The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads.

More than 655,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.6 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

Just 62.7% of Americans ages 12 and up are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Sep 09, 2021, 2:43 PM EDT

6 states request ventilators from federal stockpile

In the last week, the federal government, according to a federal planning document, has received requests for 975 ventilators from six states: Georgia (500), South Carolina (160), New Mexico (115), Oregon (100), Oklahoma (50) and Alaska (four). Navajo Nation also requested 46 ventilators.

The U.S. military has deployed 23-person medical teams to hospitals in Alabama, Louisiana, Idaho and Mississippi, and will be sending a fifth team to Arkansas this weekend.

-ABC News' Brian Hartman

Sep 09, 2021, 2:34 PM EDT

US hospitalizations more than 4 times higher than last year

The number of COVID-19 patients currently in U.S. hospitals stands at almost 102,000 -- more than four times higher than the number of patients one year ago (about 25,000), according to federal data.

A nurse checks the IV's inside the ICU as she works with a COVID-19 patient at Adventist Health Glendale on Sept. 1, 2021, in Glendale, Calif.
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EMS paramedics take the vitals of a man suffering from possible COVID-19 symptoms in McLoud, Okla., Sept. 8, 2021.
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More than 2,355 children are currently in U.S. hospitals with COVID-19, according to federal data.

Some hard-hit areas show signs of stabilization. Florida, for example, now has about 13,000 hospitalized patients, a drop from more than 17,000 patients earlier this summer.

But Kentucky and Idaho are both now seeing record hospitalization levels.

-ABC News' Arielle Mitropoulos

Sep 09, 2021, 1:21 PM EDT

Baby dies of COVID in Oregon

A baby under the age of 1 died of COVID-19 on Monday after being diagnosed on Aug. 20, said officials in Douglas County, Oregon.

A total of 3,373 people have died in Oregon from COVID-19, according to state data.

Sep 09, 2021, 11:23 AM EDT

No plans for vaccine mandate in NYC schools, mayor says

New York City has no plans for a vaccine mandate in schools, with the city instead focusing on getting students physically back into classrooms Monday, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

PHOTO: Principal Alice Hom talks with teachers in a classroom at Yung Wing School on Sept. 2, 2021 in New York City. All NYC public school students will return to in-person classes this month for the 2021-2022 school year.
Principal Alice Hom talks with teachers in a classroom at Yung Wing School on Sept. 2, 2021 in New York City. All NYC public school students will return to in-person classes this month for the 2021-2022 school year, except for when COVID-positive kids must quarantine at home.
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But New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration is refusing to rule out mandatory vaccination of eligible teens, Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin said.

Just 50% of New York state children between the ages of 12 and 17 are fully vaccinated, compared to 73% of adults, according to the governor's office.

This comes as the Los Angeles Board of Education gears up for a Thursday afternoon meeting where they're expected to enact a vaccine mandate for students.

-ABC News' Aaron Katersky

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