Flu hospitalizations are arriving early this fall, and Johns Hopkins experts say a physician's recommendation remains patients' best path to vaccination, while a new mRNA flu vaccine faces a coverage question.
|Articles|August 20, 2021
Coronavirus Delta variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Aug. 20, 2021
Author(s)Logan Lutton
How many novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases were announced today?
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Here’s the latest data, updated on Aug. 20:
Positive tests: 37,294,141
Patient deaths: 625,166
Total vaccine doses distributed: 422,175,735
Patients who've received the first dose: 199,887,548
Patients who’ve received the second dose: 169,592,873
% of population fully vaccinated: 51.1%
% of infections tied to the Delta Variant: 86.1%
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