US state of New Mexico sees surging COVID-19 cases: NYT

NEW YORK -- The US 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.