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83% of Covid cases in US related to Delta variant, says CDC

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky has said 83% of all sequenced Covid-19 cases in United States are associated with the highly contagious Delta variant of the infection. Walensky said the variant was spreading rapidly in areas of the country with limited vaccination coverage. She further told the senators that the majority of Covid-19 deaths were happening among the unvaccinated population.