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Cooper says decision on shuttered businesses will come next week <br /> 1 1 •• <br /> News Weather Traffic • • • 14 <br /> Register In <br /> Cooper says decision on shuttered <br /> businesses will come next week <br /> North Carolina pleads for publics help to stop COVID-19 spike <br /> By: WSOCTV.com News Staff <br /> Updated: June 16, 2020 - 10:09 AM <br /> CHARLOTTE — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper says he'll announce early next <br /> week a decision on whether businesses still shuttered because of COVID-19 will be <br /> allowed to reopen. <br /> State public health officials are concerned with the rising numbers of coronavirus <br /> cases and hospitalizations. <br /> The state is most worried about the uptick in eight counties, including Mecklenburg -- <br /> which continues to lead the state in both cases and deaths with at least 7,321 and <br /> 124 respectively. <br /> Content Continues Below <br /> Mecklenburg County Health Director Gibbie Harris said the county is meeting their <br /> testing goal of 5% of the population, which is about 2,000 people a day. <br /> [ Coronavirus in the Carolinas: Nearly 1,000 more cases reported in NC ] <br /> https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/north-carolina-pleads-publics-help-stop-covid-19-spike/IJIMDTYZG3BFF7NCQF6VSMDKW6Y/[6/16/2020 7:52:22 PM] <br />