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U.S. state of New Mexico sees surging COVID-19 cases: NYT
(Xinhua) 13:12, November 12, 2021
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. state of New Mexico saw a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases despite its relatively high vaccination rate, The New York Times has reported.
The past couple of months have seen COVID-19 cases rise rapidly, plateaued and are now rising again, the report said on Wednesday.
Over the past two weeks, new daily cases per person has soared 48 percent compared with a 6 percent increase nationwide, according to a New York Times database.
Around 63 percent of the population in New Mexico has been fully vaccinated, compared with the national average of 58 percent, it added.
(Web editor: Zhong Wenxing, Liang Jun)
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