As U.S. COVID-19 cases climb toward a new peak and hospitalizations increase across most of the country, more than a third of registered voters (34 percent) plan to celebrate Thanksgiving with friends or family from outside their households, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll — and nearly all of them (30 percent) plan to gather indoors. Video Transcript [NO AUDIO] Source link
Read More »As COVID-19 cases soar, most Americans are either planning or considering a ‘normal’ Thanksgiving [Video]
As U.S. COVID-19 cases climb toward a new peak and hospitalizations increase across most of the country, more than a third of registered voters (34 percent) plan to celebrate Thanksgiving with friends or family from outside their households, according to a new Yahoo News/YouGov poll — and nearly all of them (30 percent) plan to gather indoors. Source link
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Florida surpassed 400,000 total coronavirus cases on Friday, one day after Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state had “clearly stabilized with the cases.” As of 9:25 a.m. ET Friday, Florida had recorded some 402,312 cases of COVID-19, according to data compiled by the state Department of Health. The state logged an average of 10,700 cases per day over the last seven days. In all, some 5,653 people have died of COVID-19 in Florida, according to the state health department. The somber milestone follows… Source link
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Read More »Mexico reports 7,615 new cases of coronavirus, marking record
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Read More »U.S. Cases Up 1.4%; Texas Hits 5th Day Over 10,000: Virus Update
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