More than 70,000 new COVID-19 cases in children have been reported across the U.S. since early August, new data shows.
were asked to quarantine after districts reported COVID-19 cases among them.
"These numbers that we're seeing in our schools are not unexpected," Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said during the news conference. "I am pleased the number of isolations that we're seeing, the quarantines that we're seeing." Georgia is among only a handful of states -- including Florida -- that hasn't implemented a statewide mask requirement. Masks, experts have said for months, are currently among the country's most powerful tools when it comes to curbing the spread of the virus. An influential COVID-19 model updated itsto show about 70,000 lives could be saved across the country in the next months if more Americans wore masks.
In the last seven days, cases across Georgia have declined by 12%. Over the last two weeks, the state has seen a 26.26% decrease in cases, according to an analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University.
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