Delta variant

The text message she got from Glenn Gotay was hard to make out, almost like a child had written it.Like many parents, 32-year-old Gotay was worried about…

A leaked document compared it to the highly contagious children's disease. Data does not support this claim. Nonetheless, the delta variant is likely the world's most contagious respiratory disease.

Coronavirus cases are spiking across the US once more, and Florida is emerging as the new epicenter of the pandemic.

Coronavirus cases are spiking across the US once more, and Florida is emerging as the new epicenter of the pandemic.

On this episode of Intersection we talk with experts in the field of epidemiology about the latest on the Delta variant of COVID-19, and what people should be doing to keep themselves- and their friends and families-- safe.

The county has an almost 8 percent rolling positivity rate.

The CDC just released new estimates showing the highly contagious delta variant now accounts for 51.7% of cases in the U.S. In some parts of the country, the strain is responsible for 80% of cases.

The Delta variant is the fast-moving strain of the coronavirus now found in 96 countries. It's expected to be the dominant variant in the U.S. within weeks.

The CDC says the Delta variant now makes up about 10 percent of all known COVID-19 cases in the US and may carry the risk of more severe illness.