Missouri now has the highest rate of new COVID-19 infections, due to a combination of rising Delta variant (B1617.2) activity and one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country.The Associated Press reports that, unlike most of the country, where 53% of all Americans have at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines, some counties in Missouri have vaccination rates well below 40%.
Hospital administrators say intensive care unit beds are once again filling, this time with young, unvaccinated adults.In several states, including Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming, the Delta variant is responsible for at least 50% of new cases.Missouri public health officials warn that their state is