Of two more events at the olympic games. The strain of the Delta Variant on Americas Health Care system is already beginning to be felt in the hospitals. A grim sequel to the darkest days of the pandemic. An average 67,000 new cases turning up daily and trending higher. A year ago, new cases were at about the same level but trending down. The centers for Disease Control says the Delta Variant is as contagious as chickenpox and can cause severe illness. Unlike earlier variants, a single case of delta has the potential to infect many more people. Health experts say the unvaccinated are, of course, at most risk. And right now thats about half of american adults. Unless those Vaccination Numbers come up soon, u. S. President Joe Biden says tighter restrictions are likely. In all probability by the way, we had a good day yesterday. Almost A Million people got vaccinated. About half A Million of those people for the first time. Im hopeful that people are beginning to realize how essential it
Withdrawing from more olympic events. Announcer live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. With Robyn Curnow. Great to have you along. Thanks for joining us this hour. So the strain of the Delta Variant on Americas Health Care system is already being felt in hospitals. A grim reminder of the darkest days of the pandemic. An average of 77,000 new cases are turning up daily and trending higher. A year ago, new cases were about the same level, but trending down. The centers for Disease Control says delta is as contagious as Chicken Pox and can cause severe illness and like earlier variants, a single case of delta has the potential to infect many more people. Health experts say unvaccinated are at most risk and right now thats about half of the u. S. The head of the cdc says people need to adjust their behavior, as we learn more about the disease. The science continues to change, and while that is neither simple nor easy to convey, its my responsibility to keep the american people safe, a
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