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CDC ups forecast for COVID hospitalizations, deaths for next few weeks

Agency believes 664,000 coronavirus deaths in U.S. will be reported by Sept. 11

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Ventilators sit beside each of the five intensive care beds that are part of the 32-bed Samaritan's Purse Emergency Field Hospital set up in one of the University of Mississippi Medical Center's parking garages, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021, in Jackson, Miss. The field hospital joins a 20-bed field hospital and monoclonal antibody clinic opened by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at UMMC in response to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) (Rogelio V. Solis, Copyright 2021. The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

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.

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