Millions headed home for Thanksgiving weekend while Coronavirus numbers are surging past its initial introduction earlier in 2020. While other countries are back to enjoying concerts, family holidays, and social events, the U.S. is entering another major lockdown.
So far Sunday, the United States has reported 109,671 new cases and 731 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University Infection numbers were rising before Thanksgiving weekend, and are now projected to rise significantly after the holiday week.
“There’s no way that the hospitals can be fully prepared for what we’re currently facing,” emergency medicine physician Dr. Megan Ranney said. Hospitals are preparing for what could be the highest COVID infection rate yet.
Roughly 6 million travelers passed through security at US airports after the CDC’s travel warning in the week leading up to Thanksgiving.
It could be weeks before we know how much of an impact traveling during Thanksgiving weekend has on COVID numbers, and we can only imagine what will happen with Christmas soon to come.
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