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 doesnt foresee any new lockdowns, but theres still a long way to go. I dont think were 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 its been in almost a month. Right now
Im laura jarrett. Im 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 shell take part in Tuesdays 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 were so excited to confirm that you will see two u. S. Athletes in the Balance Beam final tomorrow. Suni lee and Simone Biles. I cant wait to watch both. Well 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 sevenday average of people getting their first shot is about 433,000. Thats the highest number in a month. The real good news here in the jump is in southern states that have been struggling to get shots in arms. Alabama, arkan