As of July 19, 2021, more than 161 million people in the United States had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
During the same time, CDC received reports from 49 U.S. states and territories of 5,914 patients with COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infection who were hospitalized or died.
Hospitalized or fatal vaccine breakthrough cases reported to CDC | 5,914 | |
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Female | 2,881 | (49%) |
People aged ≥65 years | 4,392 | (74%) |
Asymptomatic infections | 1,164 | (20%) |
Hospitalizations* | 5,601 | (95%) |
Deaths† | 1,141 | (19%) |
*1,529 (27%) of 5,601 hospitalizations reported as asymptomatic or not related to COVID-19.
†292 (26%) of 1,141 fatal cases reported as asymptomatic or not related to COVID-19.
Previous data on all vaccine breakthrough cases reported to CDC from January–April 2021 are available.