Extending the state of emergency in North Carolina, Gov. Roy Cooper's new executive order keeps some mask requirements, continues the prohibition on evictions, and allows more healthcare workers to give vaccine shots.

The rules on face coverings do not change in the new order, with masks still required on public transportation and in schools, health care and childcare facilities.

“We are seeing tremendous improvement with fewer cases, hospitalizations, deaths and safety restrictions, but this is no time to hang up a 'Mission Accomplished' banner in our fight against the pandemic,” the governor said in a statement Friday.

“We are laser focused on getting more shots in arms, boosting our economy and protecting unvaccinated people from the virus and this Executive Order is essential for those efforts,” Cooper said.

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Half of all adults in North Carolina are fully vaccinated, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. Case numbers and hospitalizations continue to drop, but the state is still reporting several hundred new cases each day.

The number of people getting vaccinated has dropped in recent weeks. In an attempt to get more people to get the shots, the governor this week announced a cash drawing for people who get a coronavirus vaccine.

The state will have four drawings in the coming weeks to award $1 million to four people who have gotten vaccinated. People under 18 could win college scholarships.

Cooper said it was important to extend the state of emergency so the federal government will pick up the tab on expenses like using National Guard personnel to help with the vaccination campaign.

The state of emergency also makes it easier for North Carolina to get help from FEMA and continue other emergency measures like allowing more people to administer COVID-19 tests and give vaccine shots.

North Carolina has been under a state of emergency since March 10, 2020. The latest order will stay in effect until July 30.