More than 20,000 students in Mississippi are in quarantine from Covid-19 exposure, according to state data.
More than 20,000 students in Mississippi are in quarantine from exposure to the coronavirus, accounting for about 5 percent of the state's public school pupils, according to state data.
During that week, 4,521 students also contracted the coronavirus, bringing the total of students who have tested positive since the beginning of August to 5,933, the health department reported. "When you look at a number like 20,000 students that are on quarantine in any given week, that exceeds what we've experienced ... when we were at our previous peak for the impact on the schools," he said.
"This will translate to potentially more hospitalizations of children under the age of 18. And unfortunately, we may see additional deaths," he said. The girl, Mkayla Robinson, 13, an eighth-grader, died Saturday in Smith County, said Megan Reed, her aunt. "She wanted to attend Harvard," Reed said."She was very smart, very caring, very kind. She was a nurturer. ... It's devastating to all of us."A fundraiser for Mkayla had raised nearly $7,500 from 139 donors by Wednesday afternoon. The fundraiser's goal is $20,000.student band described her as"the perfect student."
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