CDC warns against Thanksgiving travel as U.S. coronavirus cases hit record high

Atlanta, November 21 (RHC)-- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is calling on Americans to avoid travel over the Thanksgiving holiday, warning family get-togethers could lead to a spike in new infections and deaths.

The United States confirmed 187,000 new coronavirus infections on Thursday — the highest one-day total of any nation since the start of the pandemic.  More than 2,000 people died across the U.S. on Thursday, the highest one-day death toll since May. 

Disease modelers at the University of Washington School of Medicine now predict over 470,000 U.S. coronavirus deaths by March 1st — unless face masks are widely adopted, something they say would save 65,000 lives.