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News and Highlights Public Health News Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) NCDHHS: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Response in North Carolina Case Count Testing ; NCSLPH COVID-19 Clinical Laboratory Guidelines FAQs Providers Local Health Departments Long-Term Care Facilities 03/16/20 : Governor Cooper Requests Small Business Administration Disaster Declaration to Aid COVID-19 Response 03/14/20 : Governor Cooper Issues Executive Order Closing K-12 Public Schools and Banning Gatherings of More Than 100 People 03/12/20 : NCDHHS Announces Three Additional Cases of COVID-19 in North Carolina 03/12/20 : North Carolina Recommends New Steps to Protect Against COVID-19 03/11/20 : NCDHHS Announces Eighth Case of COVID-19 in North Carolina 03/10/20 : Governor Cooper Declares State Of Emergency To Respond To Coronavirus COVID-19 03/10/20 : COVID-19 Mitigation Guidance 03/10/20 : Five More People in North Carolina Test Positive for COVID-19 03/09/20 : Indiana Individual with Confirmed COVID-19 Traveled to North Carolina 03/06/20 : North Carolina Identifies Second Case of COVID-19 03/03/20 : North Carolina Identifies First Case of COVID-19 03/03/20 : Governor's Task Force Announces State Laboratory Now Able to Test for COVID-19 02/26/20 : Governor’s Task Force Encourages North Carolinians to Increase Preparedness Measures for COVID-19 02/11/20 : Governor Cooper Directs Creation of Novel Coronavirus Task Force to Continue Protective Efforts More DPH News 02/06/20 : NCDHHS Provides Coronavirus Update for Travelers Returning to North Carolina 01/29/20 : NCDHHS Coronavirus Update, No Confirmed Cases in North Carolina 01/25/20 : Test Results Negative for Possible Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in North Carolina 01/24/20 : DHHS Investigating Possible Case of Coronavirus in North Carolina 02/07/20 : North Carolina is ‘High-Performer’ in Public Health Emergency Preparedness 01/30/20 : NCDHHS Releases Final Report on 2019 Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in Western North Carolina 01/10/20 : DHHS Announces $2.1 Million to 23 Health Departments to Address the Opioid Crisis 01/10/20 : Free Radon Test Kits Available During January 01/09/20 : Statement from NCDHHS on Preliminary OCME Findings after Recent Infant Deaths in Durham 01/09/20 : State Health Officials Report First Pediatric Flu Death of 2019–20 Season 01/03/20 : NCDHHS Notes 2019 Accomplishments, Looks Ahead to 2020 Press Release Archives Highlights 2020 Public Health Leaders’ Conference Recap , January 23-24 Firearm Safety Awareness and Education: Safe Storage of Firearms Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program: Hearing Loss Resources Learning about Hearing Loss Supporting Families Finding and Obtaining Services Helping to Pay for Services 2019 NC Public Health Annual Report Executive Summary of the 2019 NC Public Health Annual Report (PDF, 129 KB) 2019 NC Public Health Annual Report (PDF, 574 KB) More Topics Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak and Case Counts Severe Lung Disease among People Who Reported Vaping (Case Counts) Opioid Action Plan 2.0 Resources to Help Stop Smoking - Cigarette smoking is the #1 cause of lung cancer. 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