The U.S. has recorded more than 20,000 new daily cases of COVID-19 for the third day in a row, a threshold that has not been crossed since May. On Friday, Arkansas added more than 1,000 coronavirus cases for the third day in a row, as the state topped the nation in new cases per capita. Wall Street's main indexes fell on Thursday as the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant cast doubts over an economic recovery. The Delta variant (dark orange) now accounts for more than half of all new cases nationwideHe said the spread of the Delta variant is particularly dangerous to young people. Pfizer's own data from the United States showed an erosion of the vaccine's efficacy after six months against the variants circulating there in the spring.

Source: Daily Mail July 11, 2021 01:07 UTC