BE IN, ON A FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13th. >> JULIAN, THANK YOU. >>> AND NOW WE TURN TO THE BACKDROP OF THIS ELECTION, THE CORONAVIRUS. NORTH CAROLINA TODAY SAW ITS SECOND HIGHEST NUMBER FOR NEW CASES IN A SINGLE DAY. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS ADDED 2589 CASES TODAY, WE ALSO REPORTED 41 NEW DEATHS, WHICH IS ABOVE OUR DAILY AVERAGE. 1193 PEOPLE ARE IN THE HOSPITAL. WITH TODAY'S NEW CASES, WE ARE AVERAGING 2377 NEW CASES EACH DAY. TODAY'S NUMBERS WERE WELL ABOVE THAT. TRAGICALLY, THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DEATHS ALSO SAW A NEW HIGH TODAY, UP TO 38. THAT IS 11 LIVES LOST EVERY DAY , OVER WHAT WE WERE SEEING A MONTH AGO, 11 MORE LIVES. >>> 100,000 NEW CASES, KEELEY IS LIFE OUTSIDE THE STADIUM, WALK US THROUGH HOW COVID-19 IS REALLY SPIKING BOTH HERE, AT HOME, AND ACROSS THE NATION AND WHY? >> Reporter: GERALD, YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THAT DOCTORS SAY PEOPLE AREN'T TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY ENOUGH, HERE WE ARE TO PROVIDE YOU SOME PERSPECTIVE. THE ARENA HOLDS ROUGHLY 20,000 PEOPLE. I WANT YOU TO MULTIPLY THAT BY TWO, THEN WALK ACROSS THE STREET OVER TO CARTER FINLEY STATION WHICH HOLDS ROUGHLY 60,000 PEOPLE. AND THOSE TWO NUMBERS TOGETHER AND YOU GET 100,000 PEOPLE. THAT IS LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES WE HAVE IN THE COUNTRY RIGHT NOW. >> WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF AN EMERGENCY HERE. >> Reporter: A TOTAL OF 100,009 PEOPLE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 ON THURSDAY. ABOUT 5000 MORE THAN ON WEDNESDAY. >> THIS IS DANGEROUS. WE HAVE MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE GETTING SICK. SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE GETTING SO SICK THEY ARE DYING. >> Reporter: AHEAD OF NORTH CAROLINA'S HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, DR. COHEN FEARS THINGS WILL ONLY GET WORSE THIS WINTER, AND HAS THIS ADVICE. >> Reporter: I AM CONCERNED THAT OUR NUMBERS WILL TREND EVEN HIGHER AS PEOPLE GATHER TOGETHER FOR THE HOLIDAYS. FOLKS CAN CONSIDER GETTING A SCREENING COVID-19 TEST PRIOR TO TRAVEL, OR ATTENDING FAMILY GATHERINGS >> Reporter: THE DOCTORS WE SPOKE WITH HER TAKING THAT MESSAGE A STEP FURTHER, SAYING PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID CELEBRATING WITH EXTENDED FAMILY. >> WE NEED TO KEEP DISTANCE FROM PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY ANYONE YOU DON'T LIVE WITHIN THE SAME HOUSE. >> WE CAN BE THINKING ABOUT THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S, BUT WE ARE IN THE MIDST OF A FIRE. WE HAVE GOT TO PUT THAT FIRE OUT. >> Reporter: BOTH EXPERTS BELIEVE PEOPLE ARE NOT DOING ENOUGH ON THEIR OWN TO STOP THE SPREAD AND STRICTER RULES ARE NEEDED. >> WE NEED MANDATORY MASKS, BECAUSE WE AREN'T DOING IT ON OUR OWN. A FEW WEEKS AGO I WOULDN'T HAVE SAID MANDATORY MASKS AS EASILY BUT WE HAVE CROSSED A LINE. I THINK THIS IS WHAT WE NEED. >> Reporter: ANOTHER CONCERN THEY HAD WITH THE HOLIDAYS IS THE FACT THAT EVEN IF YOU TRAVEL IN YOUR CAR, YOU WILL MAKE A LOT OF PITSTOPS AT GAS STATIONS, LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH PEOPLE YOU DON'T KNOW. ANOTHER REASON YOU SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND PROBABLY THINK ABOUT STAYING HOME WITH