COVID-19 Update

World

• New Cases:   381,367 (⬆︎ .91%)
• New Deaths:     6,081 (⬆︎ .57%)

USA

• New Cases:   59,693 (⬆︎ .74%)
• New Deaths:       970 (⬆︎ .44%)

Growth rates are getting a little alarming again. Just like they told us.

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WaPo:

Americans may need to ‘bite the bullet’ and cancel Thanksgiving, Fauci warns

Surging coronavirus cases in many areas of the country may make it unwise to hold large family gatherings at Thanksgiving this year, particularly if elderly relatives or out-of-state travel are involved, the nation’s top infectious-disease expert told “CBS Evening News.”

“You may have to bite the bullet and sacrifice that social gathering, unless you’re pretty certain that the people that you’re dealing with are not infected,” Anthony S. Fauci said, adding that his three children will not be coming home for Thanksgiving because his age puts him at elevated risk.

• Fourteen-year-old Barron Trump tested positive for the coronavirus at the time of his parents’ diagnosis but did not experience any symptoms, first lady Melania Trump revealed Wednesday. Later that day, President Trump cited his son’s good health while urging schools to reopen.
• Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday that a new economic relief bill is unlikely before the election and suggested that Democrats were refusing to make a deal because they do not want to hand Trump a victory in the lead-up to the election.
• In nine states, the rolling average of hospitalizations from coronavirus complications has risen by double digits over the past week, according to data tracked by The Washington Post. The largest jumps were recorded in Wyoming and Montana.
• At least 215,000 fatalities in the United States have been attributed to the coronavirus since February, and more than 7,875,000 cases have been reported.
• French President Emmanuel Macron imposed a 9 p.m. curfew for Paris and other urban centers, as many European nations try to contain surging caseloads without instituting strict lockdowns. On Wednesday, Italy reported its highest number of new daily cases so far, while Germany tallied more than 5,000 new infections for the first time since April.
• Singapore and Hong Kong have reached an agreement under which the two cities will form an “air travel bubble”