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WATCH: State Officials Hold Coronavirus Briefing

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Published December 1, 2020 at 1:39 PM EST

Governor Roy Cooper and members of the Coronavirus Task Force share an update on COVID-19.

Watch, live, here starting at 3 p.m.

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