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Buncombe County Health and Human Services -- (BCHHS) wants our community to know that their health and safety is our number one priority. Today, Macon County Public Health announced a presumptive positive case of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in a person who visited Buncombe County last week.

Raleigh -- Mar 14, 2020 Governor Roy Cooper today ordered all K-12 public schools in North Carolina to close for a minimum of two weeks in response to COVID-19. The Executive Order also bans gatherings of more than 100 people. North Carolina currently has 23 people in 12 counties who have tested positive for COVID-19.
“We do not have the luxury of a wait-and-see approach. These are hard decisions but they are necessary so we can learn more about the virus,” Governor Cooper said. “We do not want any regrets in the rearview mirror, and I am guided by one objective – doing what we must to keep people from getting sick and to make sure that those who do can get excellent care."

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s courts are delaying criminal and civil proceedings to limit courthouse visits amid other statewide recommendations so to blunt the intensity of coronavirus, the state’s top judicial official announced Friday.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina sheriff’s office arrested a juvenile suspect accused of involvement in the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man, authorities confirmed.*Editor's Note: A criminal charge is an accusation, by law, a person accused of a crime is innocent until proven in a court of law.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The number of people testing positive for coronavirus in North Carolina has grown to 12, the state’s top public health official announced Thursday.

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