RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Deaths in North Carolina of those with COVID-19 have exceeded 100, but the increase in the number of positive cases may be slowing. The Department of Health and Human Services reported 108 related deaths statewide as of Tuesday and more than 5,000 positive cases.
Department Secretary Mandy Cohen mourned the deaths at a media briefing but says social-distancing directives are helping blunt the intensity of the virus.
They include Gov. Roy Cooper’s stay-at-home order. Around 100 people who want Cooper to ease or lift the stay-at-home order held a midday rally on Tuesday in downtown Raleigh before being dispersed by police.
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