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Haywood County -- Haywood County Health Department: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Aug. 7, 2020

Haywood County -- PRESS RELEASE August 7, 2020: Haywood County Health Director

Haywood County -- PRESS RELEASE Haywood County Department of Health and Human Services  8-5-20 Haywood County Reports Six Additional Deaths Related to COVID-19

Raleigh, N.C. -- PRESS RELEASE North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Aug 7, 2020

North Carolina Department of Helath and Human Services: Knowing when to dial up or down measures that slow the spread of the virus depends on North Carolina’s testing, tracing and trends. This dashboard provides an overview on the metrics and capacities that the state is following.

Buncombe County -- Buncombe County Government Aug 6, 2020: It’s often said that libraries are not buildings with books, but resource centers for communities.

Buncombe County -- PRESS RELEASE: Buncombe County Government Aug 6, 2020 "I hope we have the guts to finish what we are starting,”

Raleigh -- PRESS RELEASE: North Carolina Governor's Office Aug 5, 2020 Governor Roy Cooper today announced that North Carolina will remain paused in Safer At Home Phase 2 for another 5 weeks as students and staff return to schools, colleges and universities and the state doubles down on efforts to decrease COVID-19 numbers. 

Raleigh -- PRESS RELEASE North Carolina Department of Public Safety Aug 5, 2020 An offender who tested positive for COVID-19 at Lumberton Correctional Institution has died at the hospital