CDC: Young People Taking Part in ‘Extracurricular Activities’ Fueled Latest COVID-19 Surge

Young adults have fueled the latest surge in COVID-19 cases on a national level, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

A general view of the CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sept. 30, 2014. Tami Chappell/Reuters

Young adults have fueled the latest surge in COVID-19 cases on a national level, according to the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Dr. Rochelle Walensky on Monday blamed the increase in cases on young adults taking part in “youth sports and extracurricular activities,” as well as an increasing spread of more highly transmissible variants from the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, according to a White House press release.