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Raleigh, N.C. — Here are the latest North Carolina coronavirus updates on cases and the pandemic’s impact on our health, jobs, schools and more: What you need to know: There are at least 13,470 people in 99 North Carolina counties who have tested positive for the coronavirus. Coronavirus data: Why WRAL shows more cases than…

Here are some significant developments:Although the rate of infection shows no sign of slowing, Vice President Pence said the administration’s coronavirus task force could be dismantled in the next month because “of the tremendous progress we’ve made as a country.”The European Union says its economy is expected to shrink by 7.4 percent this year —…

Coronavirus live updates: Here’s what to know in South Carolina on May 4 - The State

Tensions between Washington and Beijing escalated as President Trump said the U.S. death toll could reach 100,000. The Supreme Court will hear cases remotely for the first time.Right NowJ. Crew filed for bankruptcy protection, the first major U.S. retail business to fall victim to the pandemic.ImageSwimming in Wuhan, China, on Sunday.Credit...Getty ImagesPresident Trump stepped up…

A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 247,000 people worldwide. Over 3.5 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual numbers are believed…