Updates from Gov. Cooper's COVID-19 briefing:
As of today, we have had 965,536 confirmed cases; 1,765 new cases reported since yesterday; 1,117 people in the hospital; and, sadly, 12,619 people who have died. Our prayers are with those who have lost loved ones and who are struggling to fight this cruel virus.
We are grateful that North Carolina continues to hold steady when it comes to our COVID-19 metrics. But while our numbers remain stable, we are not seeing the decline in metrics we would like to see.
This tells us that the pandemic is not over. But we do have the power to put it behind us if we do what works: wearing our masks when we’re supposed to, keeping our distance when we’re supposed to and getting vaccinated.
Last week, I outlined some of the state’s priorities in our COVID-19 response for this summer. As I said, we anticipate lifting mandatory capacity, mass gathering and social distancing restrictions by June 1.
We hope to go even further when we get at least two-thirds of adults vaccinated with at least one dose. Once we get there and if our trends are stable, we plan to lift the mask mandate completely. Let’s work hard in May and get as many people vaccinated as we can.
Today I am announcing that North Carolina will cautiously ease some restrictions starting Friday, April 30. Masks will no longer be mandated outdoors. Mass gathering limits will increase to 100 people indoors and 200 outdoors.
Masks will continue to be required indoors in public places since this virus still can spread easily when we’re inside.
Even though we're continuing our dimmer switch approach of easing restrictions, we need to stay vigilant. In addition to indoor masks, many of our strong safety requirements remain in place for public places, including social distancing and capacity limits, which are important.
Following these protocols along with getting vaccinated will get us through this and will lead to easing even more restrictions on June 1.
The critical piece of our success is getting vaccinated. We have safe and effective vaccines available for every adult in the state at no cost. They are easy to find at many different locations, and there are convenient appointments and walk-in opportunities.
Right now, about half of our adults are partially vaccinated and almost 40 percent are fully vaccinated. This is great progress. But to get to two-thirds, we need everybody to work on this. Tell your loved ones why it’s safe and easy. Give them a ride if they need it.
Go get vaccinated yourself if you haven’t already. You can always find more information at yourspotyourshot.nc.gov. We’ve already shown that North Carolinians are made of tough stuff. Together we are going to get through this.

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