Child Covid-19 cases are steadily increasing. With schools opening, expert warns this is just the beginning

Cases of Covid-19 among children have steadily increased in the US since the beginning of July, according to a report from the American Academy of Pediatrics. And an expert says this rise is just the start of what is to come.

“This is happening before school starts. Schools are opening now,” Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, said Tuesday. “So, Houston Independent school district opens August 23, that’s going to be a huge accelerant. … This is just the beginning, unfortunately,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper.

More than 121,000 child Covid-19 cases were reported in the US last week. That’s more than 14 times the number of child cases reported in the week ending June 24, AAP says. ...