{"id":289510,"date":"2021-07-02T16:37:59","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T13:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/delta-covid-19-variant-now-second-most-dominant-in-nyc\/"},"modified":"2021-07-02T16:37:59","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T13:37:59","slug":"delta-covid-19-variant-now-second-most-dominant-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/delta-covid-19-variant-now-second-most-dominant-in-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"#Delta COVID-19 variant now second-most dominant in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Delta COVID-19 variant now second-most dominant in NYC<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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The highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 is now the second-most dominant strain in the Big App<\/a>le, it emerged Friday \u2014 as Dr. Anthony Fauci again insisted that vaccines, not masks, are the key to stopping it.<\/p>\n

City health department data<\/a> updated Friday shows that the fast-spreading variant, also known scientifically as B.1.617.2, now accounts for 17 percent of confirmed cases tested for strains \u2014 meaning it almost represents one in five infections across the Big Apple.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s up from around one in 10 recorded just a week ago, according to the data.<\/p>\n

Only Alpha, the B.1.1.7 that first emerged in the UK, is more prevalent, accounting for 30 percent of samples tested.<\/p>\n

However, less than 10 percent of confirmed cases are actually being tested for variants, suggesting the real breakdown could be far different.<\/p>\n

\u201cVariants of COVID-19 are circulating in NYC,\u201d the city\u2019s Office of Emergency Management tweeted<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cGet the COVID-19 vaccine to protect yourself, loved ones and community,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n

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Scientists believe the Delta variant \u2014 which was detected in India \u2014 is at least 50 percent more transmissible than other strains of the coronavirus.<\/figcaption>
AP\/Manish Swarup<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was the same message spread by infectious diseases expert Fauci during a White House press briefing Thursday as the variant accounts for more than a quarter of tested cases across the US.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you are vaccinated, you have a high degree of protection,\u201d Fauci insisted at Thursday\u2019s briefing.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo you need not wear a mask, either indoor or outdoor.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Health officials continue to urge Americans to get vaccinated against COVID-19.<\/figcaption>
Stephen Yang<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Delta \u2014 which scientists believe is at least 50 percent more transmissible than other strains \u2014 is taking advantage in areas where vaccination rates are low, warned Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny suffering or death from COVID-19 is tragic. With vaccines available across the country, the suffering and loss we are now seeing is nearly entirely avoidable,\u201d Walensky said, urging the unvaccinated to roll up their sleeves to help stem the spread.<\/p>\n

With Post wires<\/em>\n <\/div>\n