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WATCH: State Officials Hold Coronavirus Briefing

WUNC | By WUNC News

Published December 22, 2020 at 1:57 PM EST

Governor Roy Cooper and members of the state Coronavirus Task Force will deliver a public briefing on COVID-19 at 3 p.m.

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