Illinois is reporting six times as many gamma variant cases of the coronavirus than delta variant ones, according to an analysis done by Chicago's local CBS News affiliate.
There have been more than 10,000 variant COVID-19 cases recorded so far by the Illinois Department of Public Health as of Monday, according to the outlet, with the gamma variant making up more than 2,600 of them compared to only 403 for the delta, which has been been wreaking havoc across the nation.
“The Delta variant that we are hearing so much about doesn’t seem to be making, as of yet, as much inroads into Chicago as we would’ve otherwise expected,” Stefan Green, director of the Genomics and Microbiome Facility at Rush University Medical Center, told the CBS station.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle WalenskyRochelle WalenskySalt Lake City mayor, city council sign joint resolution declaring racism a public health crisis Illinois reporting six times more gamma variant cases than delta: report Texas hospital reports first case of lambda COVID-19 variant MORE said Tuesday that the delta variant made up 83 percent of all current COVID-19 cases in the U.S.
It is unclear why Illinois is seeing more of an uptick in the gamma variant.
Illinois has had more than 1.4 million reported cases of the coronavirus with more than 25,000 deaths, according to data from John Hopkins University.
Preliminary research has indicated that the available coronavirus vaccines are effective against variants of the virus, but vaccination rates have significantly dropped off in recent weeks.
Illinois has 50 percent of its population fully vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Health - Latest - Google News
July 22, 2021 at 02:40AM
https://ift.tt/36Tji3a
Illinois reporting six times more gamma variant cases than delta: report | TheHill - The Hill
Health - Latest - Google News
https://ift.tt/2zrj9Ud
Bagikan Berita Ini
0 Response to "Illinois reporting six times more gamma variant cases than delta: report | TheHill - The Hill"
Post a Comment