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Of you watching in the United States, canada and around the world. Im kim brunhuber. This is cnn newsroom. U. S. Coronavirus Case Numbers are headed in the wrong direction, driven by the highly congaugious Delta Variant. Authorities say the strain is the likely explanation for 10 rise in the u. S. Infections this week, compared to the week before. Experts say its Hitting States with the lowest vaccination rates the hardest. Right now nearly half the u. S. Population is fully inoculated and thats not enough to reach herd immunity, which happens when 70 to 85 of people are immune to the disease. Health authorities say the Delta Variant could make reaching that threshold harder. In california where the Positivity Rate doubled, the strain is responsible for more than a third of new infections. Now some officials are asking people to wear masks in indoor public spaces even if theyre fully vaccinated. Listen to this. We are not requiring people who are vaccinated to wear those face coverings
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