Cases of COVID-19 are rising at an alarming rate in nearly every state as the nation approaches Thanksgiving.
The cumulative case count passed 12 million on Saturday, six days after the previous million mark was crossed, which was six days after the previous million.
On Friday alone, there were more than 195,000 new confirmed cases and 1,878 deaths reported, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
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