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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Five food processing facilities in the state are each experiencing multiple cases of COVID-19 among employees, North Carolina health officials said Tuesday.

Buncombe County -- Buncombe County Government Community Update: April 20, 2020 - Community Update Select Characteristics of COVID-19 Cases Reported

Raleigh -- NCDHHS: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services April 4, 2020: COVID-19 Case Count in North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) embedded more liaison officers in North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM) offices across the state April 13 to help respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. (article by Staff Sgt. Mary Junell)

BEAUFORT, N.C. (AP) — A coastal town in North Carolina is lifting restrictions it imposed on visitors because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Raleigh -- Press Release: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services April 20, 2020 Governor Roy Cooper announced today that North Carolina has been approved for the new Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program,

Raleigh -- Press Release North Carolina Office Apr 20, 2020: Governor Roy Cooper today joined a call with the Vice President and governors from around the country.

Raleigh -- NCDHHS: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services April 4, 2020: COVID-19 Case Count in North Carolina

LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina have recovered the body of a man who died while trying to unload a boat into a river on Sunday morning, officials said.