creating divisions in the sports world. cnn s omar jiminez has the story. reporter: as professional sports return to full capacity, so do fresh concerns over covid-19, driven by the delta variant. he s playing the drums in there. jonathan bornsteen is the defender for the chicago fire. double points there. reporter: he played all over the world, even stints in the world cup for team usa. he couldn t wait to get the vaccine. i wanted for myself to be protect myself and protect the people around me. i was one of those very open people to follow what was going on and when i got the opportunity to take advantage of it. not everyone feels that way as i m sure you know, even within the professional sports your world today. reporter: some have been reluctant to share where they stand. me being available to my teammates on the floor is me taking care of my body, you know. me doing everything i can to
and republican folk, take people like former president trump and the people at fox news, they are the ones who really are on the point. if they don t turn this around those deaths will be on their hands. dr. reed tucson, thank you for joining us. thank you very much. still ahead we ll hear fray front line nurse in arkansas who is fighting covid misinformation in her community. she tells cnn she tufsuffered a torrent of insult and accusations throughout the pandemic just for doing her job. we heard it more than once we were fudging the numbers or killing people on purpose to make covid look like it was worse than it was. now she s fighting back with truth and facts. her story is coming up. protests are fueled, but not stopping lawmakers looking to extend it, a live report from france, when we come back.
concerned here, and in fact when you ask people in polling, the public opinion polls indicate that more than 60% of the french basically approve this idea of the health pass. alison? jim bittermann, thanks for the great context. yes. still to come on cnn, a look at which countries lead the overall medal count right now at the tokyo olympics. plus a newly named tropical storm could impact the tokyo olympics. we ll get the latest from the cnn weather center, after the break. behind neuriva plus. unlike ordinary memory supplements, neuriva plus fuels six key indicators of brain performance. more brain performance? yes, please! neuriva. think bigger. do you struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep? qunol sleep formula combines 5 key nutrients that can help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up refreshed. the brand i trust is qunol.
states in the u.s. cnn s suzanne malveaux reports. reporter: it is a dire situation in the state of louisiana as it leads in the number of new covid cases per capita, more than any other state in the country at this time. there are pop-up vaccination sites trying to address this crisis situation, but if you just take a look at the numbers alone, 208% increase in number of covid cases over the last couple of weeks. 80%, more than 80% coming from the delta variant. 40% of those in louisiana residents receiving at least one out of two doses of the vaccine, that is much too low, according to the governor who says that louisiana has a long way to go, despite the fact that there are some 1,400 vaccination sites throughout the state, where folks can get it for free. there is still a sense of urgency here. take a look at these numbers, it is extreme here, of those people
so, the numbers in florida are likely to keep going up. and for those who think the worst of the pandemic might be behind us, got an alarming visual that might change your mind. have a look at louisiana s spike in new cases. rising to levels, not seen since the winter surge. the state now has the highest rate of new infections per capita. and hospitalizations there? well, they ve quadrupled in the last three weeks. making matters worse. louisiana is among the least-vaccinated states in the u.s. probably, no coincidence then. cnn s suzanne malveaux reports. reporter: it is a dire situation in the state of louisiana. as it leads in the number of new-covid cases per capita. more than any, other state in the country, at this time. there are pop-up vaccination sites trying to address this crisis situation. but if you just take a look at the numbers, alone.