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WATCH: NC Coronavirus Task Force Briefing

WUNC | By WUNC News

Published September 9, 2021 at 2:40 PM EDT

Gov. Roy Cooper and the Coronavirus Task Force will address the public at 3 p.m. on Thursday to give an update on the fight against Covid-19.

The address will be streamed below:

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