NC Governor Orders Day Of Mourning For COVID-19 Deaths

NORTH CAROLINA — Governor Roy Cooper declared June 1 a Day of Mourning and ordered all state flags to be lowered to half-staff until subset to honor those who lost their lives to novel coronavirus. As of Sunday, nearly 900 North Carolina residents and more than 104,000 people throughout the country have lost their lives to COVID-19.

A national moment of silence is scheduled at noon Monday.

“This is an opportunity to remind ourselves that our death count is not just a number, it represents people, communities and families in mourning," Cooper said in a statement. "I encourage North Carolinians to join in this moment of silence in honor of the people we have lost and their loved ones who are struggling in the wake of this cruel virus.”

Over the weekend, state public health officials confirmed 2,101 new cases of novel coronavirus reported since Friday in North Carolina, for a total of 28,589 cases.

The state reported 886 COVID-19 deaths as of May 31.

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