Nevada reported a new record number of coronavirus deaths for a single day on Wednesday, the morning after Reno-area residents voiced strong objections to lawmakers about mask mandates, business restrictions and school closures. The 57 deaths topped the previous record of 50 set last Thursday, and they came as the state nears the 200,000 milestone of diagnosed cases of COVID-19. Washoe County health district officer Kevin Dick said he was encouraged by a decline in daily new cases since the northern Nevada county became a COVID-19 hotspot. But he warned that transmission is still at a very high level in the Reno-Sparks area and fears another new surge after Christmas.