The U.S. COVID-19 death rate continued to climb in the week ending Nov. 27, according to public health specialists who are advising the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
There are signs that the number of new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19 might have started to level off, but the task force advisors say they are worried about Thanksgiving gathering spikes.
"The COVID risk to all Americans is at a historic high," the advisors write in a list of recommendations for state officials. "If you are under 40, you need to assume you became infected during the Thanksgiving period if you gathered beyond your immediate household."
- A copy of a state-level version of the White House Coronavirus Task Force weekly report is available here.
- The CDC's weekly COVID-19 report is available here.
The COVID-19 advisory group said the threat to people over 65 and to other people with risk factors is grave.
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Allison Bell
Allison Bell, ThinkAdvisor's insurance editor, previously was LifeHealthPro's health insurance editor. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter at @Think_Allison.
