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.
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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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.
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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.
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.
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A total of 3,373 people have died in Oregon from COVID-19, according to state data.
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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.
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.
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Nearly 74% of eligible Americans have at least 1 vaccine dose
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its latest vaccine numbers Sunday afternoon and revealed that over 209.2 million Americans 12 and older have received a COVID-19 vaccine dose.
That represents 73.8% of all Americans 12 and older, the agency said.
In 13 states, over 80% of the population has at least one dose, CDC data shows.
Hawaii is in the lead, as 88% of its residents have at least one shot, according to the CDC. West Virginia is last, as just 54.6% of its residents over 12 have at least one dose, the CDC data shows.
More than 40.9 million COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in the U.S. since the pandemic began, according to Johns Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Center.
And more than 659,000 Americans have been killed by the virus.