RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen shared an update today on North Carolina's efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and support the vaccination effort currently underway. Governor Cooper extended North Carolina's Modified Stay At Home Order that requires people to be at home from 10 pm–5 am to last through at least Friday, January 29. Secretary Cohen also issued a Secretarial Directive with stark warnings for North Carolinians to avoid indoor spaces without masks and gatherings between households. Read here for more details on the Secretarial Directive.
"We have turned the page on a new year — one that we're hoping will bring better times. But as we know, the virus didn't disappear at midnight on December 31," Governor Cooper said.