SARS-COV-2 variants can have different properties than the original virus. The CDC has labeled the Delta variant as a “variant of concern.” What does that mean? It is now the dominant viral strain in the United Kingdom and the U.S. The Delta variant was originally called B.1.617.2 and was first identified in India in late 2020 and is spreading rapidly throughout the world. Gulick spoke with Health Matters about the Delta variant - the danger it poses, why it’s more transmissible, and how we can defeat it. Gulick, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine.ĭr. COVID-19 cases and is the variant that is increasing the fastest throughout the country,” says Dr. “Delta currently accounts for about 51 percent of U.S. And the Delta variant has overtaken the Alpha variant as the dominant variant in the United States, according to estimates released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the Delta variant is on track to make up 90 percent of new cases of COVID-19 in the European Union by the end of August. South Africa has imposed curfews and bans on gatherings Bangladesh has shut down public transportation parts of Australia are under stay-at-home orders and mask mandates. The spread of the Delta variant has put countries around the world on high alert.
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