US daily cases up 85% since October
In the weeks following Thanksgiving, the COVID-19 resurgence in the U.S. has escalated rapidly.
The U.S. is averaging more than 118,000 new cases each day -- up by about 41.8% in the last two weeks and up nearly 85% since late October, according to federal data.
Six states with some of the nation's highest vaccination rates are also among the states with the highest new case rates: New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island and New York. Experts say cases could be rising in the Northeast partially due to people heading inside in the cold weather.
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Daily COVID-19-related hospital admissions increased by 14.4% in the last week and jumped by 48% in the last month, according to federal data.
Pediatric admissions are up by 23.8% in the last week.
-ABC News' Arielle Mitropoulos