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State officials are emphasizing the importance of vaccines and masking as tools to maintain in-person learning.   The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is urging K-12 schools to promote vaccinations and booster shots for all students and staff. The department also says that indoor mask-wearing is key to keeping students in the classroom. Officials say that excluding a student or staff member from school following a COVID-19 exposure should be a last resort.

As the Omicron variant causes stark increases in COVID-19 cases throughout the country, North Carolina COVID-19 testing and positive cases have been record

As of Thursday, December 30, there are now 1,397,515 PCR positive cases and 269,978 antigen positive cases, 2,258 people hospitalized and 19,399 COVID-19 related deaths. In 24 hours, the state reported 18,571 new COVID-19 cases and 60 COVID-related deaths.

NCDHHS reported on its COVID-19 dashboard today the highest one-day number of COVID-19 cases.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services reported its second highest one-day number of COVID-19 cases.