Health experts say children make up more than 7% of all coronavirus cases in the US — while comprising about 22% of the country’s population — and the number and rate of child cases have been “steadily increasing” from March to July.
Transmission of the virus among children may have been low due to stay-at-home orders and school closures. But now schools are reopening.
![Transmission of the virus among children may have been low due to stay-at-home orders and school closures. But now schools are reopening. Transmission of the virus among children may have been low due to stay-at-home orders and school closures. But now schools are reopening.](https://cnncentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/200815012627-us-coronavirus-saturday-0814-super-169-840x480.jpg)