Durham Mayor Steve Schewel issued a stay-at-home order for the city that goes into effect at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 26. Durham County is set to issue a similar order after after a meeting Friday.

In addition, Wake County has issued a stay-at-home order that goes into effect at 5 p.m. Friday, March 27, and Orange County issued a stay-at-home order that will be in effect from Friday night until April 30.