A Texas nurse recalled seeing a coronavirus patient in ICU who continued to deny the pandemic's severity.

“If he's thinking like this, there's potentially thousands or millions more and we're in trouble if that's the case," she said. https://t.co/8h9yLCUxIF

— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 25, 2020

THREAD: I just spent 3 days with frontline workers at hospitals in a part of Appalachia where hospitalizations have more than doubled in the last month. But hospital staff say many in their hard-hit communities still don’t believe COVID is real. Misinformation is rampant.

— Dasha Burns (@DashaBurns) November 28, 2020

My sister is an ICU nurse in Iowa and reports the same thing: sick patients, some of them who die, refusing to believe it is covid because of their faith in Trump. https://t.co/9NxjGBbWSf

— John Sickels 🇺🇸😷 (@MinorLeagueBall) November 29, 2020

South Dakota doctor says he has family members who "deny" COVID "exists," as state's positivity rate stands at 56 percent https://t.co/3kFDTxJI1W

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) November 20, 2020

This is actually one of the most disturbing things I've heard in recent days, and that says a lot. https://t.co/wGmoCL3duB

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) November 16, 2020

Maryland’s correctional department confirmed another inmate died from COVID-19 on Dec. 3, pushing the total to 14 deaths as cases spiked in prison facilities over the last few weeks. https://t.co/WCJL6jzmfw

— Phillip Jackson (@phillej_) December 9, 2020

Thank you to the ⁦@nytimes⁩ Editorial Board for lifting this. https://t.co/G1992w4d1Q

— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) November 22, 2020

81% of inmates at a Carson City prison have tested positive for COVID-19 (!!) https://t.co/aEXCELBdCO

— Megan Messerly (@meganmesserly) November 14, 2020

Almost half of the prison population of South Dakota has tested positive for the coronavirus, @argusleader reports. https://t.co/7w75a4F33C

— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) October 27, 2020

Thanksgiving eve was the busiest air travel day of the pandemic, despite health warnings https://t.co/VdjVyVKTdE

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 27, 2020

Per TSA, passenger air travel is down approx 60% from Friday through Tuesday compared to last year. https://t.co/8jKywGO2yO pic.twitter.com/jLibPFqvR1

— Eric Columbus (@EricColumbus) November 25, 2020

Usually when you see some state-pattern map, you think: “Well, actually…”

But this one exactly matches our holiday plans, as DC-ites. Chart of people having Tkvng *outside* immed household: https://t.co/vN8DQ4iQvF

(Skip down to last line.) pic.twitter.com/5XtExyWNbd

— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) November 25, 2020

More flights than 2 years ago and not far off last year's number. #Thanksgiving2020 https://t.co/p0REXJe8A5

— Tom Harrington (@cbctom) November 24, 2020

1,047,934 airline passengers traveled yesterday, the highest number of travelers since the pandemic began and 45% of the passenger throughput last year at this time, according to new TSA data.

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) November 23, 2020

On Thursday, the CDC called on Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving.

On Friday and Saturday, the TSA did more than 2 million screenings at airports, the highest two-day total since mid-March. pic.twitter.com/K0cYzxIRAt

— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) November 23, 2020

College students hit the road after an eerie pandemic semester. Will the virus go home with them? https://t.co/USCjOx8RlO

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 22, 2020

Despite a record number of new Covid-19 cases and the CDC recommending against traveling for Thanksgiving, Friday and Saturday were two of the busiest days at US airports since the pandemic brought air travel to a near halt in March https://t.co/j6paauZyHS

— CNN (@CNN) November 22, 2020

Having a single negative Covid-19 test is not sufficient for a safe Thanksgiving because it does not prove that you aren't infectious today, and it certainly doesn't prove that you're not infectious tomorrow, Megan Ranney writes for @CNNOpinion https://t.co/0xGLB4bR9v

— CNN (@CNN) November 23, 2020

I know it’s hard, but please consider your loved ones. Stay home if you can.

A negative COVID test does not clear one for safe travel. You can be asymptomatic & test positive shortly after. You can get it en route.

Don’t spread COVID to parents, loved ones, workers. Stay in!🏡 https://t.co/PPcUR6wtEb

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 23, 2020

“You might want to reconsider travel plans,” Dr. Fauci tells Washington Post Live when asked about this holiday weekend.

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) November 23, 2020

Despite emphatic warnings from public health authorities to stay home for Thanksgiving, millions of Americans are crowding airports ahead of the holiday. Many of them are unwilling to miss out on seeing family and convinced they can do it safely. https://t.co/XO6FYpLXt4

— The Associated Press (@AP) November 23, 2020

What type of mask does the best job of protecting you and others? Here's guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and aerosol transmission experts on what to look for — and avoid. https://t.co/LzgRuRGSmM

— CNN (@CNN) November 11, 2020

We started studying cloth masks in March. Preprint now at https://t.co/PwTCS6ZaJV Take-home: Cloth masks are not an N95, but they work reasonably well for aerosols 1-2 microns and larger, which is the size that we think mostly mediates transmission. See thread. /1 pic.twitter.com/ae37seFs6r

— Linsey Marr (@linseymarr) November 23, 2020

.@nytimes : The C.D.C. updates its findings: Mask-wearing protects you, not just those around you by @apoorva_nyc #covid19 #MaskUp https://t.co/mTwYb6DPHx https://t.co/X4KF5jOTRF

— Greg Folkers (@greg_folkers) November 11, 2020

Mask mandates can slow the spread of Covid-19, a new CDC report finds. https://t.co/r99XPCU7xq

— NBC News (@NBCNews) November 21, 2020

https://t.co/2w7evSjXeG

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) November 20, 2020

Yes, your mask needs to be worn over the mouth and nose. A nurse explains why it matters: https://t.co/2VtjMqg4Is pic.twitter.com/kykEghg1y6

— WebMD (@WebMD) November 19, 2020

nearly everyone wears masks here and it makes a real difference https://t.co/eLEecRm15Y

— b-boy bouiebaisse (@jbouie) November 13, 2020

In rare interview, CDC’s chief medical officer for coronavirus response says strong scientific evidence for masks is part of renewed push to bolster public messaging—and to prevent new lockdowns. @bbguari @bylenasun @arianaeunjung https://t.co/9ariV1WHvv

— Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) November 12, 2020

Just. Wear. A. Mask.https://t.co/jR2vHsyroy

— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) November 11, 2020

Joe Biden's office has released plans his administration intends to implement in the beginning of his term. One is a national mask mandate "by working with governors and mayors."

Most states have some type of mask mandate, but some have no statewide rule. https://t.co/6yap1wSWzU

— CNN (@CNN) November 9, 2020

How long will we need to wear masks? Here's what experts predict https://t.co/duJE30cDvk

— Claude Taylor (@TrueFactsStated) November 28, 2020

I hope they all recover. I also hope their argument no mandates are needed because people will do the right thing has been severely undercut by this lack of transparency: Minnesota GOP sent virus alert only to its side of the aisle. https://t.co/XmqioqZv7a

— Kim Insley (@KimInsley) November 14, 2020

NEWS: Minnesota Senate Republicans held large, in-person dinner party just before COVID outbreakhttps://t.co/toTgW0Jvtu

— Theo Keith (@TheoKeith) November 15, 2020

With ⁦@paulgazelka⁩ now testing positive for COVID-19, an investigation must be launched into how many people he & the MNGOPAnon carelessly infected.

They held a Senate session on Thursday knowing they were exposed without informing Democrats. https://t.co/zCOCwchtMU

— Andy Slavitt @ 🏡🇺🇸 (@ASlavitt) November 15, 2020

North Dakota with the highest covid mortality rate of any state or country in the world.
South Dakota #3.

Both with some of the lowest rates of face mask use in the US. pic.twitter.com/1GZPE7GyCg

— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) November 17, 2020

According to data from the CDC, rural Americans are dying at a rate that's nearly 3.5 times higher than Americans living in metropolitan areas. The rate of new cases in rural areas is also higher than in urban areas. https://t.co/ksPbg6kk2W

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) November 16, 2020

The US just reported 11 million coronavirus cases:

0M-1M: 98 days
1M-2M: 44 days
2M-3M: 27 days
3M-4M: 15 days
4M-5M: 17 days
5M-6M: 22 days
6M-7M: 25 days
7M-8M: 21 days
8M-9M: 14 days
9M-10M: 10 days
10M-11M: 6 days

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) November 15, 2020

Here's a thing I want everyone to understand.

There is a roughly 12-day lag between rising cases rising hospitalizations.

So the 1.5 million (!!!) confirmed cases from the last 2 weeks have not yet factored into stories about packed emergency rooms. https://t.co/JID98tWjbt pic.twitter.com/3DNeiX2esb

— Ed Yong (@edyong209) November 15, 2020

You chance of encountering someone with COVID-19 at a gathering of 10 people, by location:

NYC: 8%
Seattle/King County: 11%
Los Angeles: 12%
Chicago/Cook County: 39%
Norton County, KS: More than 99%https://t.co/Pz05RZvmpc pic.twitter.com/D9EpmmBTma

— Paige Cornwell (@pgcornwell) November 13, 2020

Staten Island is NYC’s hottest Coronavirus hot spot. Staten Island is one of the redest areas in NY state. Trump won it with 61%. These sentences are deeply intertwined. https://t.co/IprpVCSTFD

— Touré (@Toure) November 12, 2020

Trump won every state in the top 10 of highest percentage of positive COVID tests. He won them all twice but hey YOLO. https://t.co/XHYCwFjAzD

— Touré (@Toure) November 10, 2020

The number of coronavirus infections among nursing home residents in 20 of the hardest-hit states has increased by 400 percent since May, according to reports. https://t.co/f73Ccs0n8g

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 8, 2020

The pandemic is getting worse. If you’re out celebrating, or protesting, wear a mask and keep your distance! https://t.co/HhINRVw8c9

— Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) November 8, 2020

As more Republican Govs push masking since Biden won, a phenomenon to watch is that their Rep. state legislatures are not challenging them like their counterparts are with Dem governors. In other words, don’t believe the challenges are about ideological conviction or “freedom.” https://t.co/cHnabst28j

— Juliette Kayyem (@juliettekayyem) November 16, 2020