Good morning. It’s Monday, September 14th. This is your briefing from Lucas Dixon for The News & Observer. Today will be mostly cloudy, with a high of 87 and a low of 62. There is also a strong chance of thunderstorms. In our top story: North Carolina added more than 1,100 coronavirus cases yesterday and 5 related deaths. However, hospitalization numbers fell, and the percentage of positive COVID-19 tests appears to be trending down… about 4.9% of the tests were positive as of Friday.