States in New England are reporting a steep increase in daily COVID-19 cases as the Omicron subvariant, BA.2, takes dominance. Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey have seen COVID-19 cases jump more than 40% over the latest 14-day period, the New York Times reports.

Other states, including Delaware, Florida, Illinois, New Hampshire, and Wisconsin, have all seen greater than 10% increases in daily case counts, as well.

The 7-day average of new daily cases is 30,135, with 655 daily deaths, according to the Washington Post tracker. In the past week, new reported cases rose 1%, hospitalizations fell 8%, and deaths fell 16%.

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