Hospitalized or fatal COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases reported to CDC as of September 27, 2021
As of September 27, 2021, more than 183 million people in the United States had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
During the same time, CDC received reports from 50 U.S. states and territories of 22,115 patients with COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infection who were hospitalized or died.
Deaths | Hospitalized, non-fatal* | |||
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Total | N=5,226 | N=16,889 | ||
Females | 2,308 | (44%) | 8,095 | (48%) |
People aged ≥65 years | 4,491 | (86%) | 11,653 | (69%) |
Asymptomatic or not COVID-related** | 893 | (17%) | 3,114 | (18%) |
*This table separates all reported vaccine breakthrough infections that resulted in hospitalization and/or death into two columns. While most deaths were also among hospitalized individuals, a small number were not.
**Includes cases in which the patient did not have symptoms of COVID-19, or their hospitalization or death was not COVID-related. For example, people may be hospitalized for reasons other than COVID-19, such as an auto accident, and test positive when screened upon hospital admission.