Georgia remained in the COVID-19 red zone for the second week in a row, according to the latest White House Coronavirus Task Force report.

The report, dated Sunday, said 48 states are now in the red zone as the virus rages across the country. Georgia ranked 48th or third best in new cases, but the picture is not a good one.

Public health experts warn that cooler weather and social gatherings tied to next week’s Thanksgiving holiday could be accelerants that turn a smoldering epidemic in the Peach State into an inferno.

Read the full report below.

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