WATCH: NC Coronavirus Task Force Briefing

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WATCH: NC Coronavirus Task Force Briefing

吉彩网网站 | By Laura Pellicer

Published April 6, 2021 at 12:49 PM EDT

Governor Roy Cooper and members of the state Coronavirus Task Force share an update on COVID-19 developments in North Carolina at 1:30 p.m.

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