North Carolina won’t fully open anytime soon. The governor’s unilaterally imposed curfews and shutdowns will continue for three more weeks.
Dr. Mandy Cohen piled on Wednesday, Jan. 6. The head of North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services enacted a “secretarial directive” warning people to stay home, especially those older than 65.
“We’re in a very dangerous place,” said Cohen during a news briefing.
Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, also extended his latest executive order.
“The numbers paint a dark and difficult picture,” Cooper said.
More than 7,000 people in the state have died because of the coronavirus, and 84 of the state’s 100 counties are in the critical red zone, in terms of infection.