US President Joe Biden continues to be at odds with governors who are outlawing school mask mandates as the country's Delta (B1617.2) surge continues, ordering the Department of Education to support schools seeking such mandates.COVID-19 hospitalizations for children, meanwhile, have hit a new record, up 30% from the nation's previous peak.Overall, the United States reported 137,815 new COVID-19 cases and 1,145 deaths yesterday, according to the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 tracker.
This brings the country's total cases to 37,198,723, including 624,567 deaths.In-person schooling, mask mandatesYesterday Biden ordered the Department of Education to help school districts that seek mask mandates in light of gubernatorial decrees prohibiting them.