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The Latest: Delta variant represents 20% of U.S. infections

| June 22, 2021 12:39 PM

WASHINGTON — The so-called COVID-19 delta variant which was first detected in India now represents more than 20% of coronavirus infections in the U.S. in the last two weeks, or double what it was when the Centers for Disease Control last reported on the variant’s prevalence.

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