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Coronavirus live updates: Here’s what to know in North Carolina on Aug. 14 | Raleigh News & Observer

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North Carolina adds another 1,000-plus cases to its coronavirus total | Raleigh News & Observer

North Carolina added more than 1,000 new cases to its coronavirus total Friday, a smaller gain compared to Thursday’s steeper climb, but still higher than this week’s earlier trend toward decline. The ... More info »

97-year-old woman from North Carolina wins battle against COVID-19

A 97-year-old woman in North Carolina recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, after spending three weeks in the hospital. Rosa Tyson, who was diagnosed with the virus in June, ... More info »

From NC Health News: Ticks continue creeping southward in North Carolina

The coronavirus pandemic may have slowed reporting of tick-borne diseases in the state, but the insects are more prevalent than ever and are heading south, some carrying relatively new diseases. More info »

The Latest: NC gov wins legal victory over COVID-19 orders

Roy Cooper has won another legal victory defending his COVID-19 executive orders, this time when a judge rejected Lt. Gov. Dan Forest’s demand that they be blocked by declaring his lawsuit as unlikely ... More info »

North Carolina's high COVID-19 metrics from July could be affecting the state's death rate now, Dr. Cohen says

As North Carolina makes progress in several key COVID-19 metrics, most notably a decreasing positivity rate, both Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Dr. More info »

Coronavirus live updates: Here's what to know in North Carolina on July 29

NC colleges and universities with cases More than 250 coronavirus cases have been reported at North Carolina colleges ... said they would put a stop to the Mountain State Fair. More info »

North Carolina reports daily high number of deaths, record hospitalizations due to COVID-19

9:45 a.m. NC Department ... because of COVID-19. Over just the past ten years, nearly 18 million people have attended the North Carolina State Fair. In western North Carolina, the Mountain State ... More info »

State expanding coronavirus testing at NC nursing homes

State officials on Friday ordered all staff of North Carolina nursing homes to be tested every two weeks for coronavirus. More info »

NC health department reports coronavirus data error, but key case counts unchanged | Charlotte Observer

A reporting error shows more tests were reported than performed, but metrics like case counts and percent positive tests still hold in the revisions. More info »

North Carolina State Fair has been canceled due to COVID-19

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – This year’s North ... but COVID-19 ended up shutting it down. North Carolina has seen more than 116,000 cases and over 1,800 people have died from the virus. Around 1 million ... More info »

NC COVID-19 August 2 Update: North Carolina passes 125,000 cases, over 1,300 additional cases reported Sunday

The North Carolina Department of Public Health has released its latest coronavirus statistics on Sunday. 1,341 more cases and five additional deaths are being reported ... More info »

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