As US coronavirus cases skyrocket, daily deaths are staying flat. The key is 'to keep the young people away from the old people,' one expert says.

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• US coronavirus cases are surging in a majority of states. Most of these new cases are among young people.
• However, the national number of daily deaths reported remains relatively flat.
• Experts say increased testing and the rising number of young people getting sick are the primary explanations for that.
• The trend could continue if young people engaging in riskier behavior stay away from older people who are more vulnerable, an expert says.
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The coronavirus is once again spreading rapidly in the US, with 38 states reporting increases in their daily case numbers.

But one key metric remains relatively unchanged: the US's number of daily COVID-19 deaths.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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