CDC Cites Rise in Young Adults With COVID-19 – Inside Higher Ed
The number of young adults with COVID-19 rose by 55 percent from early August to early September, as most colleges were bringing students back to their campuses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report published Tuesday.
The federal agency’s “Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report” found that the incidence of COVID cases among people aged 18 to 22 years increased by nearly 63 percent from Aug. 2 to Aug. 29, then dropped off slightly through Sept. 5, accounting for the 55 percent rise. The increases were greatest in the Northeast (144 percent) and Midwest (123 percent). The increases were particularly sharp among white young adults, as seen below.
The CDC study includes its usual disclaimer that the increases in cases “were not solely attributable to increased testing.”