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Health

WATCH LIVE: State Officials Deliver COVID-19 Briefing

WUNC | By WUNC News

Published October 27, 2021 at 12:54 PM EDT

Governor Roy Cooper and members of the Coronavirus Task Force will hold a live briefing at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 27 to share the latest on COVID-19 policies in the state.

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