United States: A few weeks before the start of winter, the signal of alarm was reignited in the United States due to the rise in cases of Covid-19 in the states near the Rocky Mountains and in the north of the country, Cubasí reports.
US health authorities are watching with concern how the contagious delta variant of Covid-19 is causing an increase in hospitalizations in states near the Rocky Mountains and fueling outbreaks in the north of the country.
While trends are improving in Florida, Texas and other southern states that saw the brunt of the increase in infections in the summer, it is clear that the delta variant has not ended in the United States.
By winter, the virus appears to be heading north and west, as people choose to gather again indoors, close their windows, and breathe enclosed air.
The data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) speaks volumes.
A university in Vermont suspended social gatherings after an increase in infections related to Halloween parties.
Boston authorities closed an elementary school to control an outbreak. Hospitals in New Mexico and Colorado have been overrun with patients.
In Michigan, the Detroit metropolitan area has once again become a hotbed of contagion, with nearly 400 Covid-19 patients hospitalized.
New Mexico is running out of beds in intensive care units even though the vaccination rate in the state is higher than the national average.
The cause of the regrowth could be the decrease in the immunity of the population. Many people vaccinated against coronavirus in the early stages have not yet received booster shots. This may be triggering the numbers of infections.
The delta variant dominates infections throughout the United States, accounting for more than 99 percent of the samples tested.