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NOW BREAKING NEWS FROM
CBS17 NEWS.
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STAY HOME IF YOU ARE SICK.
AND HAVE A PLAN IN CASE YOU
NEED TO MISS WORK.
BREAK NEWS RIGHT NOW AT
6:00.
ONE PERSON IS TESTED POSITIVE
FOR THE CORONAVIRUS IN NORTH
CAROLINA.
THAT UPDATE CAME FROM THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE THIS
AFTERNOON.
CBS17 BRIDGET CHAPMAN WAS
THERE FOR THE BRIEFING.
AND THAT PERSON LIVES IN WAKE
COUNTY.
Reporter: YEAH, THE GOVERNOR
IS NOT GIVING MANY DETAILS ON
WHO THIS PERSON IS OR WHERE
THEY LIVE IN WAKE COUNTY.
BUT THEY DO LIVE IN THE COUNTY
AND WE ARE TOLD THEY ARE DOING
OKAY.
GOVERNOR COOPER ALSO SAYS THE
PERSON RECENTLY FLEW BACK TO
NORTH CAROLINA FROM WASHINGTON
STATE.
THE GOVERNOR CONFIRMS THE-
IDENTIFIED PERSON WAS EXPOSED
TO THE VIRUS AT THE SAME LONG-
TERM CARE FACILITY AT THE
CENTER OF THE WASHINGTON
OUTBREAK.
WASHINGTON HAS SEEN NINE DEATHS
LINKED TO CORONAVIRUS THIS
YEAR.
THE GOVERNOR SAYS THEY ARE
WORKING TO FIND OUT WHO ELSE
WAS ON THE PLANE WITH THIS
PERSON OR IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH
THEM.
FOR NOW, THEY ARE ISOLATED IN
THEIR HOME.
THE STATE IS CHECKING ON THEM
DAILY AND THEY WON'T BE
RELEASEDUNTIL SYMPTOM ARE GONE.
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I KNOW PEOPLE ARE WORRIED
ABOUT THIS VIRUS.
AND I WANT TO ASSURE YOU THAT
THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA IS
PREPARED.
OUR MOST IMPORTANT WORK IS
KEEPING PEOPLE HEALTHY AND
SAFE.
Reporter: HE SAID HE'S BEEN
IN CONTACT WITH SEVERAL OTHER
GOVERNORS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO
MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS.
THEY DO EXPECT MORE CASES TO
ARISE BUT HE DOESN'T WANT
PEOPLE TO CHANGE THEIR LIVES
SIMPLY JUST FOCUS ON WASHING
YOUR HANDS, TRYING NOT TO TOUCH
YOUR FACE.
THEY POINT OUT MORE THAN 80% OF
PEOPLE AFFECTED BY NOVEL