Thanksgiving Plans During Coronavirus: Take Georgia Patch Survey

GEORGIA — The Thanksgiving holiday is upon us, and plans may look a little different this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Families will be deciding if they'll limit Thanksgiving dinner to their households or inviting extended family with precautions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the safest way to celebrate is with people in your household.

For those that celebrate with others, the CDC has guidance to reduce the chance of spreading COVID-19. The CDC recommends wearing a mask over your nose and mouth except when eating and drinking. Individuals should maintain six feet of distance from people who they don't live with, especially people who are at higher risk for severe COVID-19 illness. Other suggestions include small outdoor meals with family and friends, limiting the number of guests, using single-use options like plastic utensils, and opening windows for indoor meals.

Georgia posted on Tuesday its highest single-day total of new COVID-19 cases in more than three months.

In its daily report, Georgia's health department reported 3,603 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. The last time Georgia reported anywhere near that many infections was on Aug. 12, with 3,531 newly confirmed cases. The last time Georgia exceeded that number was a spike of 4,376 new infections on Aug. 8, near the height of the summer surge.

With these data trends and health guidance in mind, we want to know what our readers in Georgia are planning for the Thanksgiving holiday. Does the pandemic affect how you will celebrate? What kind of measures are you planning to keep family and friends safe?

The survey is anonymous and will be only used to show collective results. It will be open through noon on Friday, Nov. 20. A results story will be shared after the survey closes.

If you cannot see the survey below, click here.