Director Warns U.S. at ‘Another Pivotal Point’ New cases, hospitalizations and deaths are still well below previous peaks, and vaccines remain effective against the worst outcomes of Covid-19, including from the Delta variant. The Delta variant is estimated to account for 83 percent of new cases in the United States, the C.D.C. “The virus’s Delta variant is menacing,” Italy’s prime minister, Mario Draghi, said during a news conference on Thursday night. But the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has said that the spread of the Delta variant is on the rise. Citing the rise of the Delta variant, health officials in several California jurisdictions are already urging a return to indoor masking; Los Angeles County is requiring it.

Source: New York Times July 22, 2021 16:36 UTC