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|November 19, 2021
Coronavirus Delta variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Nov. 19, 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 Nov. 19:
Positive tests: 47,531,319
Patient deaths: 768,695
Total vaccine doses distributed: 561,149,025
Patients who've received the first dose: 228,570,531
Patients who’ve received the second dose: 195,713,107
% of population fully vaccinated: 58.9%
% of infections tied to the Delta Variant: 99.9%
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