The United States has reached a six-month high for new COVID-19 cases. Reuters news agency reports that more than 100,000 new infections were recorded on Wednesday. Information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the CDC, shows that the seven-day average of new cases is near 90,000. That number represents a sharp increase in less than one month. The seven-day average provides the clearest picture of rising cases. Some states report infections one or two times a week. Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday that in the coming weeks, cases could increase to 200,000 each day. Experts blame the Delta variant of the coronavirus for the rise in infections. Fauci told McClatchy, a Washington-based news agency, that if another variant appears that is equally infectious but more severe, “then we could really be in trouble.” He said, “People who are not getting vaccinated mistakenly think it's only about them. But it isn't It's about everybody else, also.” The CDC has found that 83 percent of all new cases reported in the United States are the Delta variant. The version of the virus was first found in India. Vaccination percentages are not the same across the U.S. A high of 76 percent of people in Vermont have received at least one of two needed injections. The lowest percentage is about 40 percent in Mississippi. Officials with the administration of President Joe Biden said unvaccinated people represent nearly 97 precent of severe cases. The administration’s health officials said the number of deaths has increased sharply over the past week. They report an average of 377 deaths per day. Southern states have some of the nation’s lowest vaccination numbers. They are reporting the most COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Reuters says Florida, Texas and Louisiana were reporting the highest total number of new cases over the last week. And hospitals in Florida and Louisiana are having high numbers of COVID patients occupying hospital beds.
Title: US COVID-19 Cases Hit Six-Month High at Over 100,000
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5242/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='US COVID-19 Cases Hit Six-Month High at Over 100,000' data-article-id='5828'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='8563'>The United States has reached a six-month high for new COVID-19 cases.</span> <span data-start-time='8563' data-end-time='19313'>Reuters news agency reports that more than 100,000 new infections were recorded on Wednesday.</span> <span data-start-time='19313' data-end-time='37000'>Information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the CDC, shows that the seven-day average of new cases is near 90,000. </span> <span data-start-time='37000' data-end-time='44500'>That number represents a sharp increase in less than one month. </span> <span data-start-time='44500' data-end-time='51938'>The seven-day average provides the clearest picture of rising cases. </span> <span data-start-time='51938' data-end-time='58688'>Some states report infections one or two times a week.</span> <span data-start-time='58688' data-end-time='74771'>Top U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday that in the coming weeks, cases could increase to 200,000 each day. </span> <span data-start-time='74771' data-end-time='83229'>Experts blame the Delta variant of the coronavirus for the rise in infections.</span> <span data-start-time='83229' data-end-time='99646'>Fauci told McClatchy, a Washington-based news agency, that if another variant appears that is equally infectious but more severe, “then we could really be in trouble.” </span> <span data-start-time='99646' data-end-time='108271'>He said, “People who are not getting vaccinated mistakenly think it's only about them. </span> <span data-start-time='108271' data-end-time='114521'>But it isn't It's about everybody else, also.”</span> <span data-start-time='114521' data-end-time='126938'>The CDC has found that 83 percent of all new cases reported in the United States are the Delta variant. </span> <span data-start-time='126938' data-end-time='132708'>The version of the virus was first found in India.</span> <span data-start-time='132708' data-end-time='139396'>Vaccination percentages are not the same across the U.S. </span> <span data-start-time='139396' data-end-time='150521'>A high of 76 percent of people in Vermont have received at least one of two needed injections. </span> <span data-start-time='150521' data-end-time='156875'>The lowest percentage is about 40 percent in Mississippi.</span> <span data-start-time='156875' data-end-time='171438'>Officials with the administration of President Joe Biden said unvaccinated people represent nearly 97 precent of severe cases.</span> <span data-start-time='171438' data-end-time='181917'>The administration’s health officials said the number of deaths has increased sharply over the past week. </span> <span data-start-time='181917' data-end-time='189188'>They report an average of 377 deaths per day.</span> <span data-start-time='189188' data-end-time='196750'>Southern states have some of the nation’s lowest vaccination numbers. </span> <span data-start-time='196750' data-end-time='204625'>They are reporting the most COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. </span> <span data-start-time='204625' data-end-time='217896'>Reuters says Florida, Texas and Louisiana were reporting the highest total number of new cases over the last week. </span> <span data-start-time='217896' data-end-time='229292'>And hospitals in Florida and Louisiana are having high numbers of COVID 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