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All right, Emily Quang here with science and health correspondent,

Allison Aubrey, who's been joining us for updates on the latest coronavirus news.

What's up, Allison?

Hey, Emily, great to be here.

Hey, so on a lot of people's minds these days is the Delta variant.

It's quickly becoming the dominant coronavirus variant in multiple countries.

And Allison, I want to know how is it affecting the US?

Yeah, well, after steep declines, coronavirus cases are on the rise again,

thanks to this fast spreading variant.

The number of new cases has tripled since June, hospitalizations, and deaths are rising too.

This is mostly among unvaccinated people.

And overall, these increases are concentrated in places with low vaccination rates.

So today on the show, what you need to know about this fast spreading variant.

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