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WATCH LIVE: State Officials Deliver COVID-19 Briefing

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Published November 10, 2021 at 12:55 PM EST

N.C. Secretary of Health and Human Services Dr. Mandy Cohen.

Members of North Carolina's Coronavirus Task Force will hold a media briefing on Wednesday at 1 p.m.

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen and Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Dr. Charlene Wong are expected to answer questions from reporters.

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