In US COVID-19 developments, Northern and Midwestern states report brisk disease activity as the nation returned to pre-pandemic holiday travel levels ahead of ThanksgivingDespite rising case counts across the country, this past weekend the number of people flying in the United States was double what it was for the same days last year, and only 8% lower than the same days in 2019, the Associated Press reports.As the holiday season begins tomorrow, experts say Americans are planning pre-pandemic levels of travel.COVID cases up 25%In the past 2 weeks, new cases have risen by 25% across the country, and in 14 states, the rise has been by 40% or more, according to tracking maintained by the New York Times.The United States reported 92,609 new