CDC: COVID-19 cases 'steadily increasing' in children

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the number and rate of coronavirus cases in the United States has been “steadily increasing” from March to July of 2020.

MORE AND MORE YOUNGPEOPLE...AND CHILDREN AREGETTING THE VIRUS.THIS ALL COMES AS THE SCHOOLYEAR IS ABOUT TO START.MANY PRIVATE SCHOOLS ARE GOINGGOING TO BE IN PERSON 13 ACTIONNEWS REPORTER AUSTIN CARTERBREAKS DOWN THE DATA AND HASREACTION FROM A LOCALPEDIATRIATION.LOOKLIVE INTRO THE DATA ANDDOCTORS AGREE COVID-19 CANIMPACT ANYBODY.THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROLAND PREVENTION - NOW SAYINGTHAT THE NUMBER AND RATE OFCORONAVIRUS CASES IN THE U-SHAVE BEEN "STEADILY INCREASING"FROM MARCH TO JULY OF THISYEAR.((SOT)) DR.DAVID DI JOHN - ASSOCIATEPROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS, UNLVSCHOOL OF MEDICINE "SEEING THENUMBERS RISING IS OF CONCERN"DOCTOR DAVID DI JOHN -ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OFPEDIATRICS AT UNLV'S SCHOOL OFMEDICINE - SAYS KIDS HAVE SHOWNTHAT THEY CAN HAVE SEVEREREACTIONS TO THIS DISEASE.DAVID DI JOHN - ASSOCIATEPROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS, UNLVSCHOOL OF MEDICINE "THE NUMBEROF KIDS WHO HAVE HAD TO GO INTOTHE ICU AND BE ON A VENTILATOR,SO KIDS CAN GET QUITE SICK FROMTHIS" CDC DATA SAYS THAT AS OFAUGUST THIRD -- 7.3% OF ALLCASES OF COVID-19 IN THE UNITEDSTATES REPORTED WERE AMONGCHILDREN.THE CDC SAYS - SOCIALDISTANCING - LOCKDOWNS - ANDSCHOOL CLOSURES MAY HAVEREDUCED TRANSMISSION RATESAMONG CHILDREN.DAVID DI JOHN - ASSOCIATEPROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS, UNLVSCHOOL OF MEDICINE "WHAT WE'VEDATA - COMING ON THE HEELS OFTHE FALL SCHOOL YEAR - PUBLICSCHOOL DISTRICTS, UNIVERSITIESAND MORE NAVIGATING EITHER INPERSON OR VIRTUAL LEARNING.HERE IN THE VALLEY - CLARKCOUNTY SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEESVOTED UNANIMOUSLY FOR A24.AC 13 AN.THE CDC SAYS HOSPITALIZATIONRATES IN CHILDREN ARESIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN