Teen dies of COVID-19 - Ohio's GOP governor urges school district mask mandates
A Lancaster County, South Carolina teen, school district officials have confirmed the tragic death.
"We are saddened to learn of the passing of a 16-year-old Andrew Jackson High student from Covid complications," Lancaster County School District Superintendent Jonathan Phipps said in a statement.
Chief Deputy Coroner Jennifer Collins confirmed the student died August 12 and told CNN that the district already had 21 students infected with Covid-19 and 58 students are in quarantine, ahead of Monday's first day of school. Additionally, there are 20 staff members with confirmed Covid-19 and 40 are quarantining. Phipps said a number of staff members have called in with Covid-19 symptoms, and he expects positive cases to increase.
According to CNN, Phipps said he expects student enrollment to be above 15,000 this year.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is not among those GOP governors interfering with school district officials as to any masks mandates, and has made a plea to school districts in Ohio Tuesday to enforce masks in schools for students this academic school year amid a rise in COVID-19 cases.
"Just as our kids are back to school, the new delta variant is sweeping across the state taking a direct hit to those who are unvaccinated," DeWine said.
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