During the study period, the delta variant was found to cause about 58% of

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... in response to SARS-CoV-2 delta variant associated with several vaccine breakthrough cases in Houston

During the study period, the delta variant was found to cause about 58% of

Mark Williams says:

July 28, 2021 at 3:36 PM

During the study period, the delta variant was found to cause about 58% of all new COVID-19 cases in the metropolitan Houston area. 3,913 patients studied, 213 were infected with the delta variant and 255 were identified as vaccine breakthrough cases.

213 infected w/ Delta variant/3913Covid 19 cases=5.4% not 58%

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- The article stated that 58% of all new cases were due to the Delta Variant. It doesn’t say that 58% of those cases were vaccine breakthroughs.
  
  Gwen Moon says:
  
  August 11, 2021 at 10:50 AM
  
  The article states that 58%of all new cases in Houston were due to the Delta Variant. It doesn’t say that all 58% were vaccine breakthroughs.
  
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