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Nursing Home Indoor Visitation Restrictions Loosened In NC
COVID-19 case numbers have plummeted in North Carolina nursing homes since the peak in January 2021, DHHS said.

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COVID-19 case numbers have plummeted in North Carolina nursing homes since the peak in January 2021, DHHS said.

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