Rural docs say they need help as 'adequate' physician presence becomes the exception, not the norm.
|Articles|November 9, 2021
Coronavirus Delta variant, vaccine, and case numbers in the United States: Nov. 9, 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. 9:
Positive tests: 46,613,282
Patient deaths: 755,647
Total vaccine doses distributed: 534,086,695
Patients who've received the first dose: 223,944,369
Patients who’ve received the second dose: 194,001,108
% of population fully vaccinated: 58.4%
% of infections tied to the Delta Variant: 99.2%
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