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live from are cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with there s a growing surge in cases as more health experts are warning that things will get worse. here is a look at the seven day average with the u.s. among the country s seeing a jump in infections here. to date, there s been nearly 200 million cases worldwide. more than 4 million people have died. now, these new outbreaks and the ease of transmission have some officials reimposing restrictions. and while vaccines have been, and vaccinations have been lagging we are seeing an uptick in shots in parts of the u.s. for sure. this comes as countries are also looking ahead to boosters. the uk is preparing for a possible third covid vaccine shot from september, it s all part of an effort to pro long protection especially in those who are the most vulnerable. now, the delta variant is behind a surge in new cases in hospitalizations throughout the u.s. right now, every state is reporting more new infections compar ....
conviction case. good to have you with us. health experts and officials across the u.s. are raising the alarm. the covid surge is getting worse. take a look, the delta variant is driving an increase in cases, hospitalizations, and deaths from the previous week. every state is reporting more new infections compared to the previous week. dr. anthony fauci said the country has made enough progress that he doesn t foresee any new lockdowns, but there s still a long way to go. i don t think we re going to see lockdowns. i think with i have enough of the percentage of people in the country, not enough to crush the outbreak, but i believe enough to not allow us to get to the situation we were in last winter. but things are going to get worse. concerns about the rapidly spreading delta variant appear to be driving a rise in vaccinations across the united states. vaccination rates have been going up for three weeks now and the average daily rate is the highest it s been in ....
i m laura jarrett. i m amara walker. welcome to our viewers around the world. we have reports from florida, london, kenya, the white house, and sydney great to have you this week. breaking minutes ago, simone biles is coming back. usa gymnastics confirmed she ll take part in tuesday s balance beam final. it will be her first olympic event since july 27th, is she withdrew citing mental health concerns. a tweet from usa gymnastics says we re so excited to confirm that you will see two u.s. athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow. suni lee and simone biles. i can t wait to watch both. we ll have more coming up from tokyo in a few minutes. to coronavirus now and positive news that more and more americans received the message that vaccines work. as of this morning, the seven-day average of people getting their first shot is about 433,000. that s the highest number in a month. the real good news here in the jump is in southern states that have been struggling to g ....
yet with just under half of the u.s. population fully vaccinated, the need for more protection is urgent. the delta variant is so transmissible, one former health official warns, if you are not vaccinated or protected by previous infection, you will probably get covid. and while new mask mandates are popping up across the united states, with new york city set to consider new mask rules tomorrow, not every covid hot spot is playing by the rules. in florida, coronavirus cases there out of control. closing in on january s record high average for new cases. florida now accounts for nearly 1 in 5 new covid cases in the country and yet, florida s governor ron desantis is dismissing the cdc recommendation on masking in schools making a show of it by issuing an executive order preventing school mask mandates. cnn s randi kaye joins me from riviera beach, florida, with more on this. randi, no mask mandate for children in schools. what else is being done in florida as these cases ....
and particularly so in those hot spots where vaccination rates are still quite low. maybe 30%. that would be missouri and arkansas, louisiana, florida. and those are areas of deep concern. as he said, one of the epicenters of the covid surge, florida. that state now accounting for one of every five new infections in the country. cnn s randi kaye joins me from riviera beach, florida. how are people responding to the spike in cases there? reporter: they don t want to change anything in the state of florida. they seem to think things are going well, despite the surge of numbers on the state level. in the last week we saw more than 110,000 new cases in florida. the daily average 50,818 cases yesterday. yesterday there was a record for the most cases in a single day. 21 ,683 cases yesterday. if you look at how florida stacks up across the country, 19.2 % of all the cases in the u.s. are here in the state of florida. mostly in south florida where we are. also florida is s ....