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California Covid Cases Surge To 5-Month High As Delta Variant Spreads Among The Unvaccinated

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There are 18 million unvaccinated people in California, according to the state’s vaccination dashboard. State health officials say it’s those residents who are driving the new surge in Covid-19 cases across the state.On Wednesday, the California Department of Public Health released figures showing, in early July, case rates among unvaccinated residents were 600% higher than those among the vaccinated.

What’s more, more than 90% of the patients hospitalized with Covid in the state are unvaccinated.On July 4, the 7-day average number of cases per 100,000 was 4.6.

On Wednesday, that number had risen to 12.7. Just 24 hours later, it had pushed to 14.2. The rise is being driven by the Delta variant spreading among unvaccinated.

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