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WATCH: State Officials Hold Coronavirus Briefing

WUNC | By WUNC News

Published September 30, 2020 at 1:07 PM EDT

Governor Roy Cooper and members of the state Coronavirus Task Force are scheduled to share updates on COVID-19.

Watch here live, starting at 2 p.m.

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