TSA sees Labor Day weekend travel uptick
Over 2.1 million people were screened at U.S. airport security check points Friday -- the highest checkpoint volume since Aug. 15, Transportation Security Administration spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said.
Americans have flocked to airports to travel for the Labor Day weekend despite the threat of the delta variant and surging COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
The U.S.’ daily case average remains around 153,000 cases a day, up by approximately 964% in the last two months.
![PHOTO: Travelers make their way through the Miami International Airport before starting the Labor Day weekend in Miami, Sept. 03, 2021.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/General/labor-day-weekend-travel-covid-02-gty-llr-210904_1630779161139_hpMain.jpg)
Overnight Friday, the U.S. recorded its second single-highest day of COVID cases this week with more than 170,000 new cases reported.
Every state in the country is currently experiencing high community transmission. The South still leads the country with the highest case rates. Tennessee, and South Carolina currently have the country's highest case rate, followed by Mississippi, Florida, Georgia and Wyoming, all with case rates above 600 per 100,000 people.
-ABC News' Ahmad Hemingway and Arielle Mitropoulos