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After state officials warned that the coronavirus is spreading like wildfire , Nevada on Friday set a record for new COVID-19 cases reported in a single day.
Controversy has swirled around the question all year. Lacking a national coronavirus death definition, state officials created their own.
The Southern Nevada Health District is recommending that gatherings of more than 1,000 people not be approved for the time being.
Cases have been trending up since mid-September. Deaths, a disease indicator that lags a month or more behind cases, have been trending down since August.
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