A week before Thanksgiving, federal and local officials on Thursday urged people to reconsider their holiday travel plans as coronavirus cases reach new highs.
WE WILL PASS THIS INFORMATION ALONG. NIA HARDEN, WRAL NEWS . >>> IN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF NEW CASES REACHES HIGHEST POINT SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN WITH AN AVERAGE OF 2900 CASES REPORTED EVERY DAY IN OUR STATE. THIS NUMBER HAS MORE THAN 320,000 WITH MORE THAN 3300 REPORTED IN THE LAST TIME. ANOTHER CONCERN IS THE POSITIVITY RATE. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS NUMBER UNDER 5% . A NUMBER OF HOSPITALIZATIONS HIT A RECORD AT 1537. THIS IS WHY SO MANY PEOPLE ARE URGING OTHERS TO RECONSIDER GIVING PLANS THIS YEAR. WRAL'S KASEY CUNNINGHAM IS LIVE IN RALEIGH TO EXPLAIN IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO MAKE CHANGES AND IT IS UP TO ALL OF US TO CURB THE SPREAD. KASEY? >> Reporter: IT IS. RENEE, WE ARE OFFICIALLY ONE WEEK AWAY FROM THANKSGIVING. HOLIDAYS ARE GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENT. THIS AREA WOULD USUALLY BE FILLED >>> WITH PEOPLE FOR THE CHRISTMAS PARADE BUT THIS EVENT WILL BE VIRTUAL. TODAY WAKE COUNTY LEADERS WILL STRESS TO STAY HOME AND KEEP YOUR CELEBRATION SMALL. OTHERWISE THEY SAY YOU'RE OPENING THE DOOR FOR CORONAVIRUS AND THE INCREASED CHANCE OF SPREADING IT. DR. MANDY COHEN SAID LIMITING TRAVEL IS THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT YOUR LOVED ONES RIGHT NOW. LAST WEEK GOVERNOR COOPER SIGNED A DIRECTIVE ORDER LIMITING GATHERINGS TO 10 PEOPLE. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE EXPECTING 12 HAPPENED TODAY WITH WAKE COUNTY WE WILL BE FOLLOWING THIS CLOSELY AND THERE IS ALSO THE MENTION IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS TO REACH OUT ABOUT THESE GUIDELINES, FEEL FREE TO DO THAT AND WE WILL BRING YOU
