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.
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.
Latest headlines:
- The FDA booster decision shows the process worked: Fauci
- FDA panel votes 'yes' on boosters for people 65 and older or high risk
- FDA panel declines to approve Pfizer boosters for all Americans
- Moderna vaccine appears to provide strongest protection against hospitalization
- More than 10,000 new deaths reported in US in 1 week
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.
This marks the first day all students and staff are in-person since the pandemic began.
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
FDA panel votes 'yes' on boosters for people 65 and older or high risk
The FDA advisory panel on Friday voted 18-0 in favor of booster shots for anyone 65 and older or anyone at high risk of severe disease from COVID-19.
If the FDA agrees with the plan, which is likely, it’s possible that booster shots would roll out as early as next week to these populations. The CDC would weigh in first though with more specific recommendations on who exactly should take the third shots.
The 18-0 vote comes after the members voted "no" on the question of whether the current data supports a booster shot of the Pfizer vaccine for anyone 16 and older.