The United States has seen an 11% rise in new coronavirus cases reported over the last week.
Infections are almost entirely among those who have not been vaccinated against the virus.
It comes as the highly infectious Delta variant becomes the dominant COVID-19 strain in the country.
Correspondent Ediz Tiyansan has the latest.
To discuss:
- Kate Tulenko is the CEO of Corvus Health.
- Yaneer Bar-Yam is the President of the New England Complex Systems Institute.
- Devra Davis is an epidemiologist.
- Gustavo Ribeiro is a journalist and founder of The Brazilian Report.
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