Coronavirus cases jump 40% in US kids last month: report

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Fox News medical contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat outlines the ways parents need to ensure their children’s safety when returning to school. She later discusses how close America is to releasing a coronavirus vaccine.

The U.S. last month saw coronavirus cases jump in children by 40% while the debate in the country rages over whether or not to reopen schools for in-person classes.

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Bloomberg, citing the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association, reported that 86 children died from the disease in the U.S., which amounted to 0.06% total fatalities and 0.003% of total cases.

There have been over 5 million coronavirus cases in the U.S., the highest of any country, and more than 160,000 deaths. Health officials believe the actual number is perhaps 10 times higher, or closer to 50 million, given testing limitations and the fact that as many as 40% of all those who are infected have no symptoms.

"We're 100 days out from the presidential election — the only objective Democrats have is to defeat Donald Trump," Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said in an interview last week. "And they've cynically decided [the] best way to defeat Donald Trump is shut down every business in America, shut down every school in America."

Fox News' David Aaro and the Associated Press contributed to this report

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