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WATCH: State Officials Deliver Updates On COVID-19, Plus Rent And Utility Assistance

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Published June 2, 2021 at 2:58 PM EDT

File photo of Gov. Roy Cooper from state COVID briefing.

Governor Roy Cooper, along with members of the Coronavirus Task Force and the NC Office of Resiliency and Recovery share updates on COVID-19, and rent and utility assistance.

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