A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 61 million people and killed over 1.4 million worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
The National Football League is closing all team facilities to in-person activities on Monday and Tuesday.
The ban doesn't apply to teams scheduled to play on those days, including a Steelers-Ravens game on Tuesday that's already been rescheduled twice.
The NFL cited in a league-wide memo rising COVID-19 cases in the U.S. and the "understanding that a number of players and staff celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday with out-of-town guests" as reasons for the closures.
ABC News' Kelsey Walsh contributed to this report.
Public and private gatherings with those outside your household will be prohibited in Los Angeles County starting Monday under a new public health order.
Playgrounds and cardrooms will also close, among other restrictions.
As new COVID-19 cases remain at alarming levels and the number of people hospitalized continue to increase, a temporary Los Angeles County Health Officer Order will be issued to require additional safety measures across sectors.
— LA Public Health (@lapublichealth) November 27, 2020
Religious gatherings and protests are exempt from the temporary order, which will remain in effect through Dec. 20.
The measures come as the county continues to see "alarming levels" of new COVID-19 cases and increasing hospitalizations, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health said.
As of Wednesday, outdoor dining in the county is on pause for the next three weeks.
Officials had warned additional lockdown measures would come once the five-day average of cases reached 4,500. On Friday, that number was 4,751.
ABC News' Matthew Fuhrman and Bonnie Mclean contributed to this report
More than 13 million people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the U.S., according to Johns Hopkins University.
The U.S. crossed 12 million cases six days ago.
Experts have cautioned against reading too much into data reported before next week, as some state updates may be spotty due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Vermont officials are urging people who had Thanksgiving gatherings with those outside their household to now quarantine.
“My request to Vermonters who may have participated in travel and/or multi-household gatherings is simply this: Please quarantine yourselves at home, and please get tested now and in seven days,” state Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine said during a press briefing Friday.
Gov. Phil Scott echoed the health commissioner’s request.
“If you have had one of those gatherings yesterday, then you shouldn't send your kids to school next week," he said. "You should quarantine your kids for at least seven days, get a test, and then we'll move forward."
Unfortunately, we know some will still get together and schools have asked for help. @VTEducation will direct schools to ask students or parents if they were part of multi-family gatherings and if the answer is yes, they'll need to go remote for 14 days or 7 days and a test. 9/
— Governor Phil Scott (@GovPhilScott) November 24, 2020
Scott said earlier in the week that school officials will ask returning students if they attended a Thanksgiving gathering with people outside their household to determine quarantine requirements.
"We did all of this to try and protect Vermont, to try and prevent the rise in the number of cases," Scott said Friday.
ABC News' Joshua Hoyos contributed to this report
Moscow saw a 311% month-to-month increase in COVID-19 deaths for October, health authorities said.
According to the Moscow Healthcare Department, the Russian capital reported 543 COVID-19 deaths in September followed by 2,235 deaths in October -- an increase of more than 311% -- as a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic swept the country.
Meanwhile, Russia reported a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections on Friday, with the country's coronavirus response headquarters confirming a record 27,543 new cases in the last 24 hours. An additional 496 new deaths from the disease were also registered nationwide in the past day. The country's cumulative total now stands at 2,215,533 confirmed cases, including 38,558 deaths.
Moscow continues to be the epicenter of Russia's COVID-19 outbreak and recent surge. The city accounted for nearly 29% of the newly reported cases and more than 15% of the newly registered deaths, according to the country's coronavirus response headquarters.
The Eastern European nation of 145 million people has the fifth-highest tally of COVID-19 cases in the world, behind only the United States, India, Brazil and France, according to a real-time count kept by Johns Hopkins University.
ABC News' Alina Lobzina contributed to this report.
