Indian Delta variant surge is projected to peak in mid-October with up to 240K infections daily

Concerns are rising about the highly infectious Delta variant as it races across the United States. A mathematical model predicts a new peak in October that could approach the highs in January. On the worst end of the projection, new cases could hit 240,000 a day and daily deaths could top 4,000. The seven-day average of daily new cases in the US has risen 166% in the past two weeks. Epidemiologist says that Delta is 200% more contagious than the original virus first identified in China. Delta now accounts for more than 82% of all new US cases and will soon make up nearly all cases. Even as virus surges, some states are moving to withhold daily numbers and only report weekly