U.S. COVID cases on the rise in Mid Atlantic, Pacific Northwest

Data: N.Y. Times; Cartogram: Kavya Beheraj/Axios

A new line of Omicron could be putting most of the U.S. in the path of a sustained bump in COVID-19 cases, with the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Pacific Northwest accounting for much of the spread.

The big picture: This rise is largely attributed to the Omicron subvariant BA.2, which still accounts for about 75% of all new cases.