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<h2>Three US States Account for 40% of the Country&rsquo;s New COVID-19 Cases<p>&ldquo;This week, just three states Florida, Texas and Missouri, three states with lower vaccination rates accounted for 40 percent of all cases nationwide,&rdquo; said White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/22/health/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html">per a</a> CNN report. &ldquo;For the second week in a row, one in five of all cases occurring in Florida alone. And within communities, these cases are primarily among unvaccinated people.&rdquo;</p><h2>Tokyo Olympics Kick Off in Front of Near Empty Stadium</h2><p>The $1.5 billion stadium <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/tokyo-2020-olympics-07-23-21-spt/h_3fc99ad3b8f8dd82ac977487dae0f194">built for</a> the 2020 Olympics had host 70,000 people, but most seats will be empty. Organizers said only about 950 VIPs will attend. Meanwhile, authorities have identified 110 COVID-19 cases linked to the Summer Olympics.</p><h2>Delta Variant Responsible for Six-Fold Increase in Infections</h2><p>The Delta variant <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/22/us/five-things-june-22-trnd/index.html">may be</a> responsible for a six-fold increase in hospitalizations in one Missouri city, according to a CNN report. Meanwhile, CDC advisers met to discuss whether heart inflammation is linked to the COVID-19 vaccine in youths and young adults.</p><h2>Alabama Gov. Calls Out the Unvaccinated</h2><p>Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday called out &ldquo;the unvaccinated folks&rdquo; for the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/22/health/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">rise in Covid-19 cases</a>&nbsp;in her state, a remarkable plea at a time when many GOP leaders are refusing to urge people to&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/19/health/covid-vaccine-myths-debunked/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">get vaccinated</a> even as Covid-19 cases surge in many parts of the country. &ldquo;Folks are supposed to have common sense. But it&rsquo;s time to start blaming the unvaccinated folks, not the regular folks. It&rsquo;s the unvaccinated folks that are letting us down,&rdquo; Ivey told reporters in Birmingham.</p></h2>


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