Hundreds protest NC stay-at-home order

Hundreds of protesters gathered Tuesday in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina to demonstrate against Gov. Roy Cooper's stay-at-home order and to push for reopening the state's economy.

The protest comes a day after a new report says the Charlotte region lost over 71,000 jobs in the first quarter of this year as businesses dealt with impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.

The report released Monday by the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance says that number represents about 4.8% of all the jobs in the area.

That decline is still better than national figures that point to more than one in 10 Americans losing their jobs during the virus outbreak.

The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people.

For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.