It's been two years since the World Health Organization gave the COVID-19 outbreak pandemic status, according to The Associated Press. The virus was sweeping around the globe, changing just about every aspect of daily life as case counts began to rise. 

Case numbers and deaths have swelled to huge amounts at points, but metrics are subsiding. 

Below is a timeline of some pivotal moments in North Carolina as the coronavirus prompted mandates, changes and health care overloads.