I do understand why a cautious approach might seem advisable. But NYC is a very special case. Densely packed, public transportation, lots of homeless with poor hygiene, lots of immigration from all over. The deck is stacked against NYC.
There is not much reason to think North Carolina is going to follow that path. Or Wisconsin. Or really anywhere.
I am in Pittsburgh where I think we are likely to have a problem for 3 reasons:
1) Largest elderly population outside of Florida
2) Big prestigious hospitals that draw infected people from all over the globe
3) Big universities teeming with foreign students
I don’t expect it will get as bad as New York though.