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WATCH: State Officials Hold Coronavirus Briefing

North Carolina Public Radio | By WUNC News

Published November 10, 2020 at 2:54 PM EST

Governor Cooper and members of the Coronavirus Task Force share an update on COVID-19. Watch, here, live starting at 3 p.m.

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