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Need to know: COVID-19
- As of Friday, December 18, there were 466,104 confirmed cases. See cases by county here.
- The share of positive tests as a percentage of total tests is 10.5%.
- North Carolina began vaccinating health care workers this week. For more on the vaccine and the vaccination process, check out North Carolina Health News’ explainer.
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