The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is upping its forecast for COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths.
The agency now believes up to 664,000 deaths will be reported by Sept. 11.
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So far, there have been more than 623,000 deaths in the U.S. since the beginning of the pandemic.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, COVID-19 cases among children are also increasing.
Health experts had hoped to get a threshold of the population vaccinated in for the new school year, but only 50.9% of the population is fully vaccinated and cases are once again on the rise.