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Raleigh -- NCDHHS: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services April 2, 2020: COVID-19 Case Count in North Carolina

Hendersonville -- The City of Hendersonville, in partnership with Henderson County, Henderson County Department of Public Health, and Henderson County Emergency Management, has been monitoring Coronavirus (COVID-19) since it was first announced as a potential threat.

Asheville -- City Of Asheville Press Release April 2, 2020: Water Production and Maintenance staff continue their work during  this pandemic to ensure safe water supply.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The Biltmore Estate in North Carolina is furloughing 2,200 employees after temporarily closing its doors because of the coronavirus outbreak.

Raleigh --North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services April 1, 2020: COVID-19 Case Count in North Carolina

Asheville -- WNC Nature Center: Gray Wolf Canis lupus

CARRBORO, N.C. (AP) — Restaurants and farmers in a North Carolina town known for arts and cuisine are joining forces to offer residents safe and healthy dishes while also supporting food-service jobs threatened by COVID-19.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s restaurant and hotel operators pleaded Tuesday for state financial aid and tax relief as closings and travel restrictions from the new coronavirus have thrown more than 370,000 of their employees out of work.

CARROLLTON, Ala. (AP) — As the coronavirus spread across the United States, workers at the lone hospital in one Alabama county turned off beeping monitors for good and padlocked the doors, making it one of the latest in a string of nearly 200 rural hospitals to close nationwide.