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WATCH: Gov. Cooper Holds COVID-19 Briefing

North Carolina Public Radio | By WUNC News

Published January 6, 2021 at 1:36 PM EST

Governor Roy Cooper and members of North Carolina's Coronavirus Task Force are scheduled to hold a media briefing on Wednesday.

Watch live, below, beginning at 2 p.m.

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