No, you do not have my permission to travel

Daily COVID-19 cases just broke a record. You need to stay home.

Here's a number to consider before you book another trip: 142,906.

That's the number of new COVID-19 infections in the United States yesterday.

And I mention this number because some of you, dear readers, think this number is meaningless -- either a hoax or a hypothetical that doesn't apply to you.

But the deadly coronavirus is no hoax, and it does apply t…