Every family should consider Thanksgiving 'risk' -Fauci
Fauci made the comments in a virtual fireside chat during Johns Hopkins University’s Health Policy Forum, pre-recorded on October 15 but aired on Friday, October 16.
"You can't enter in the cool months of the fall and the cold months of the winter with a high community infection baseline," said Fauci. He again warned of a greater risk of coronavirus transmission when there are indoor gatherings of people without masks on.
Wisconsin and other states in the U.S. Midwest and beyond are battling surges in COVID-19 cases, with new infections and hospitalizations rising to record levels in an ominous sign of a nationwide resurgence as temperatures get colder.
Nine states, including Michigan and North Carolina, reported record one-day increases of new infections on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally. Michigan last set a record for new daily cases on April 3 in the early days of the pandemic in the United States.
