evidence: On July 21, Governor Parson in a radio interview with KFTK-FM said that children have to return to schools, that they would inevitably get COVID-19, and would "get over it".[ 33] The American Academy of Pediatrics ' weekly report[ 34] from when states started reporting cases to July 16 indicated that of states that reported the data, there were 241,904 child cases, 2,074 child hospitalizations, and 66 child deaths from COVID-19.[ 35] [...] ^ Behrmann, Savannah (July 20, 2020). " 'They're going to get over it': Missouri Gov. insists kids must go back to school even though 'they will' get COVID-19" . USA Today . Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020 . These kids have got to get back to school. They're at the lowest risk possible. And if they do get COVID-19, which they will — and they will when they go to school — they're not going to the hospitals. They're not going to have to sit in doctor's offices. They're going to go home and they're going to get over it. [...] ^ Bekiempis, Victoria (September 10, 2020). "Teacher, 28, dies of Covid-19 as US schools prepare for return to classrooms" . The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.