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GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina textile company is organizing a national effort to produce up to 10 million face masks per week for healthcare workers as they treat coronavirus patients.

Raleigh -- March 23, 2020: Press Releasd Executive Order No. 120 Enforces Social Distancing, Limits Visitors to Long-term Care Facilities Governor Cooper Requests

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Monday announced the extended shuttering of K-12 schools until mid-May as well as tighter assembly and business restrictions, seeking to combat the spread of the new coronavirus.

Raleigh-- NCDHHS: Press Release March 23, 2020 More than 1.2 million meals and 6,500 snacks served.

NCDHHS: COVID-19 Case Count Update By the Numbers Updated daily by 11 a.m. each day. Last updated 3:00p.m., March 23, 2020, to make a correction on county-level data. A case previously counted as a resident of Richmond County has been corrected as a resident of Montgomery County.

Bucome County NC Government Latest Coronavirus Community Updates March 22, 2020 Buncombe County Announces Additional COVID-19 Infections in Buncombe Residents

Buncombe County Government --Posted-March 21, 2020-Buncombe County Health and Human Services (BCHHS) has identified the first case of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) in a Buncombe County resident. 

ASHEVILLE, N.C.For Chandi Gilbertson of Canton, school closures create a dilemma.