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Covid-19 is now the number three cause of death in the US.
So far more than 5.4 million cases and 170-thousand fatalities have been reported in the country.
Monday the coronavirus claimed another 445 lives.
Dr. Anthony Fauci said the long-term effects of Covid-19 especially in young people are “troublesome.”
It’s in part why in Florida, where they’ve nearly doubled Covid deaths in a month, some schools are calling for online learning to continue.
In Leon County a single K-8 school has already seen three people connected with the school die from the virus.
And some colleges are moving from in-person classes to online learning, just days after reopening.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hitting the brakes on in-person classes for undergraduates, moving online starting Wednesday.
The decision comes after about 130 students tested positive in the first week classes began.
At Colorado College over 150 students are in quarantine due to possible exposure.
According to Johns Hopkins University, the number of known Covid-19 cases in the US doubles roughly every two months and help experts say the country needs to be pro-active.
Health experts say part of this includes making sure everyone who needs testing can get it.
They also say if at least 95-percent of the country wears masks that could bend the curve downward and save thousands of lives.
Posted – 8.18.20