Johns Hopkins data. The novel coronavirus has killed 908 people in the past 24 hours, according to the same data set. As the delta variant of COVID-19 continues to sweep through mostly the unvaccinated population, schools are now going back on previous plans to resume in-school learning and reverting to virtual classes or delaying students’ return.
More than 80 school districts or charter networks have closed or delayed in-person classes for at least one entire school in more than a dozen states.
Others have sent home whole grade levels or asked half their students to stay home on hybrid schedules. FILE - Sign displaying the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine on hand.