Data from the CDC shows upticks in hospital admissions, emergency room visits and positive COVID-19 tests across the U.S.
Within two weeks of the school year's start, a Kentucky district has halted in-person classes for the week due to a COVID-19, strep throat and flu outbreak.
"We’re seeing an increase in COVID-19 throughout the seven counties," Scott Lockard, the public health director for the Kentucky River District, told Scripps News Lexington."In Lee County, the attendance is at that level where they felt they needed to make the call to dismiss classes the rest of the week," he continued.With 897 students from Pre-K to grade 12, Lee County School District began classes on Aug. 9.
While the typical flu season starts in October in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has already started tracking down cases. During the week ending Aug. 12, around 677 people with confirmed flu symptoms had been hospitalized.
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