Source: Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan and Lynn Bonner, NEWS & OBSERVER, 10/21/20


Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday extended Phase 3 of the pandemic reopening plan until Nov. 13, as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations reach highs not seen since the summer’s worst weeks. While North Carolina has not experienced the same spikes in coronavirus cases like other states, the state’s new cases plateaued at a level that officials have said is too high. Wednesday, the state counted more than 4,000 COVID-19 related deaths since the coronavirus pandemic started in March.

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