Amid rising cases of Covid-19 across the country, states with the biggest increases are also reporting an uptick in vaccinations.
“In the past week, the five states with the highest case rates — Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri and Nevada — had a higher rate of people getting newly vaccinated compared to the national average,” Jeff Zients, the White House Covid-19 response coordinator, said during a White House briefing Thursday. “People in these states are feeling the impact of being unvaccinated and responding with action.”
According to NBC News data, the United States is averaging 699 first doses per 100,000 residents in the past seven days. That’s up from 590 the week before.
In Louisiana, which has the highest rate of new infections in the country, the current vaccination rate is 964 first doses per 100,000 residents, according to an NBC News analysis. In Arkansas, the state with the second highest infection rate, vaccination rates are even higher, at 2,128.
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