Delta Variant Hitting Red States Hardest , Due to Vaccination Divide.<br />The Delta variant now accounts for more than <br />half of the COVID-19 cases in the United States, <br />making it the dominant strain nationwide.<br />Cases of the variant have been rising <br />primarily in states with low vaccination rates, <br />most of which lean heavily Republican.<br />Blue states, such as Maine and Pennsylvania, have some of the country’s highest vaccination rates and have reported some of the nation’s lowest case numbers.<br />Doctor Anthony Fauci commented on the divide, <br />saying viruses "don't know the difference between <br />a Democrat, a Republican, or an Independent.".<br />We've got to get away <br />from the divisiveness, Anthony Fauci, via ABC