//Governor: First round of coronavirus-related unemployment payments to be sent out this week

Governor: First round of coronavirus-related unemployment payments to be sent out this week

The first payments for unemployment claims related to coronavirus will be sent out to North Carolinians this week, the Governor’s Office announced Sunday.In the past two weeks, about 270,000 claims have been filed, North Carolina officials said in a news release.For comparison, officials say the state received about 7,500 claims in the first two weeks of March.The Governor’s Office says Gov. Cooper directed the Division