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Cooper says phase two begins Friday
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday that the state can move to phase two of his his three-phase reopening plan on Friday at 5 p.m. A day after restaurants were given interim guidance about […]
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Gov. Roy Cooper outlines reopening phases, stay-at-home order continues through at least May 8
RALEIGH – Governor Roy Cooper outlined his plans for a phased reopening of North Carolina on Thursday, which included an extension of the statewide stay-at-home order until at least May 8. “Through our analysis, it’s […]
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Coronavirus predictive modeling more dire than actual results
RALEIGH – On Monday’s COVID-19 media availability call-in, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen said the team that put together the April 6 preliminary estimate of North Carolina’s hospital capacity predictive […]
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North Carolina deaths pass 100 due to COVID-19
RALEIGH — Deaths in North Carolina linked to COVID-19 have soared above 100, state officials said Tuesday, even as the increase in the number of positive cases may be slowing. The Department of Health and […]
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Gov. Roy Cooper issues statewide ‘stay at home’ order
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper announced a statewide order for North Carolina residents to stay home at 4 PM today in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The executive order will take effect on […]
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Gov. Roy Cooper to issue executive order closing restaurants, bars to dine-in customers
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper announced today that a new executive order in response to COVID-19 will close restaurants and bars for dine-in customers. The order will allow them to continue takeout and delivery orders. […]
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All North Carolina public schools to close for two weeks
RALEIGH – All North Carolina public schools will close beginning Monday, March 16th for a minimum of two weeks. The Department of Public Instruction is recommending using Monday as an optional teacher workday to allow […]
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Second case of coronavirus identified in North Carolina
Today, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announce a second North Carolina person, unrelated to the first case, has tested positive for coronavirus. According to DHHS, the test, conducted by the North Carolina […]
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DHHS launches campaign to boost employment among people with disabilities
KILL DEVIL HILLS — Getting the disabled community to work benefits everyone, according to N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. Mandy Cohen, the N.C. DHHS secretary, announced earlier this month to local and regional […]
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Federal District Court Judge blocks Cooper Medicaid expansion
RALEIGH — A federal judge has granted a restraining order on Governor Roy Cooper’s attempts to amend the State Medicaid Plan in order to expand the government healthcare program under Obamacare. Republican leadership at the […]