[https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/14/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/14/health/us-coronavirus-saturday/index.html) >"The US remains among nations with the highest rate of new Covid-19 cases, driven mostly by a surge in the South, where many states are lagging in getting people vaccinated against the coronavirus."