COVID-19 updates: More than 10,000 new deaths reported in US in 1 week

Some of the highest death tolls are in Texas, Georgia and North Carolina.

Last Updated: September 20, 2021, 5:50 AM EDT

The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads.

More than 672,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.6 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.

Just 63.6% of Americans ages 12 and up are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Sep 13, 2021, 10:13 AM EDT

Students back in classrooms in nation's largest school district

In New York City -- the largest school district in the U.S. -- students are returning to the classroom on Monday.

A mother talks with her son as he arrives for the first day of school at Brooklyn's PS 245, Sept. 13, 2021, in New York.
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A girl has her temperature checked as she arrives for the first day of school at Brooklyn's PS 245 elementary school, Sept. 13, 2021, in New York.
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This marks the first day all students and staff are in-person since the pandemic began.

A student walks to school on the first day of New York City schools, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Brooklyn, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2021.
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Sep 13, 2021, 9:35 AM EDT

North Carolina school board votes to stop quarantines, contact tracing

In Union County, North Carolina, the school board voted Monday to end quarantines and contact tracing, meaning students can go to school even if they've been in close contact with someone who tested positive, ABC Charlotte affiliate WSOC reported.

Students and staff can only stay home if they test positive or have symptoms, WSOC said.

-ABC News' Alexandra Faul

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