A wedding reception spread coronavirus to 53 people, killing a woman who didn't attend the event

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• A wedding reception in Maine has caused 53 confirmed cases of coronavirus and counting.
• Nearly half of those cases include people who didn't go to the wedding, Maine's CDC reported.
• It's not clear whether people wore masks at the event, but the venue exceeded the state's indoor limit of 50 people.
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A wedding reception in Millinocket, Maine, led to 53 confirmed cases of coronavirus, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. 

One woman who did not attend the event died on Friday after being infected with COVID-19 after coming in close contact with a guest, the Portland Press Herald reported. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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