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| For most kids infected with the coronavirus, recovery is swift, and the illness is mild. |
| But about 2% to 3% struggle with an array of puzzling and sometimes crippling symptoms that stretch on for weeks or months with no explanation and no clear end date. |
| Read about their experiences here, and learn why young athletes who have contracted COVID-19 have to play it safe. |
| It's Tuesday, and this is Coronavirus Watch from the USA TODAY Network. Here's more news you need to know. |
| • | The number of children across the country who were infected with COVID-19 declined this week but is still at staggering levels: A more than 2,700% increase since the end of June. The American Academy of Pediatrics released new data Monday showing the number of cases among children has "increased exponentially" in recent weeks. | | • | Iowa school districts again have the power to enact mask mandates after a federal judge temporarily blocked a state law banning them from doing so. | | • | Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is threatening local governments with fines of $5,000 per violation for requiring their employees to get vaccinated. | | • | A group of gorillas at Zoo Atlanta are in line to be vaccinated after they tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a public statement from zoo officials. | | • | Russian President Vladimir Putin is going into self-isolation because of coronavirus cases in his inner circle, the Kremlin said Tuesday. | |
| Today's numbers: The U.S. has reported more than 41.2 million COVID-19 cases and 662,400 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. Worldwide, there have been more than 225 million cases and more than 4.6 million deaths. About 63% of people in the U.S. have received at least one vaccine shot, and about 54% are fully vaccinated, according to the CDC. Among U.S. adults, 76% have received at least one shot, and about 65% are fully vaccinated. |
| Tracking the pandemic: See the numbers in your area here. See where cases are rising here. See vaccination rates here. And here, compare vaccinations rates worldwide and see which countries are using which vaccines. |
| – Grace Hauck, USA TODAY breaking news reporter, @grace_hauck |
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