COVID-19 Increasingly Infecting Younger People in South, Officials Warn

Officials in Southern U.S. states are warning of a surge in young people testing positive for the CCP virus, with clusters linked to frat parties, bars.

Visitors have their temperatures checked as they arrive at Universal Studios theme park on the first day of reopening after the shutdown during the CCP virus pandemic in Orlando, Florida, on June 5, 2020. Gregg Newton/AFP/Getty Images

Officials in Southern U.S. states are warning of a surge in young people testing positive for the CCP virus, with clusters linked to frat parties, bars, increased testing, and a lack of social distancing.

Lawmakers and health officials in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas have reported a significant increase in people in their 20s and 30s testing positive for COVID-19.