The U.S. has logged 40 million Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, as the fourth wave brought on by the delta variant continues to spread.
The country has recorded 40,000,070 cases and 651,690 deaths, according to the latest NBC News tally. It recorded 35,355 news cases and 279 deaths Sunday. About 207 million people have received their first doses of a vaccine, and more than 175 million have been fully vaccinated.
At Billings Clinic in Montana, the intensive care unit is nearing 150 percent capacity as the hospitals in the state have called on the National Guard for help.
August was Florida's deadliest month for Covid cases since the pandemic began — it recorded more than 1,300 deaths as hospitalizations among children skyrocket.
In central Texas, a school district closed until after Labor Day after two teachers died of Covid.
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