The southern United States is entering the fifth week of its fourth COVID-19 surge, this one fueled by the highly transmissible Delta (B1617.2) variant, which is spreading quickly through America's unvaccinated citizens.On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracked 23,903 new coronavirus cases in Florida, the state's highest single-day total since the start of the pandemic, according to NPR.
On Sunday, approximately one in four hospital beds in the state had a COVID-19 patient in it.According to a tracker maintained by the Washington Post, the 7-day average of new cases in Florida is up 22%.
Only Mississippi and Alabama have higher jumps in daily averages, with 41% and 35%, respectively. Arkansas has seen its daily