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COVID Ravages NC Highway Patrol Cadets, Infecting Two in Three

Only four cadets showed symptoms of the virus, but most of their graduating class caught it.

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Thirty-seven of 50 cadets joining the North Carolina State Highway Patrol tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of their virtual graduation on Friday. The News & Observer reports that just four of the 37 showed symptoms, and the virus spread like wildfire through the group after one member fell ill during their nine week, in-person training at the academy. Nevertheless, all 50 graduated to become troopers.

Read it at The News & Observer

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