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February 16, 2021

New Orleans Cancels Mardi Gras Parade One Year After It Became Coronavirus Superspreader Event
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The United States recorded 989 deaths from COVID-19 on Monday, as the
daily death toll fell below 1,000 for the first time since November. The
seven-day average of new cases has dropped from January's high to less
than 100,000 per day but remains higher than a second surge of U.S.
infections seen last summer. In Louisiana, officials have canceled Mardi
Gras events, including today's "Fat Tuesday" celebration - one year
after Mardi Gras became an early superspreader event.


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