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La mise à jour la plus récente du ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du N.H. le 4 juin :

  • 1 nouveau décès signalé.
  • 61 nouveaux cas signalés
  • Les décès dus au COVID-19 dans l'État totalisent 1 355
  • Les cas actifs totalisent 402
  • 32 patients sont actuellement hospitalisés
  • REMARQUE : Notre rapport sur l'âge des cas nouvellement signalés et des décès dus au COVID-19 reflète les rapports de l'État par âge, que vous pouvez trouver ici.

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Concord pour libérer les étudiants tôt lundi, mardi

Mise à jour : Lundi 7 juin 9h20

La politique des masques a joué un rôle dans la décision d'au moins un district scolaire du New Hampshire de libérer les élèves tôt lundi en raison des températures et de l'humidité de plus de 90 degrés.

"Pour rendre les choses plus difficiles, les élèves doivent toujours porter des masques dans les salles de classe et à l'extérieur n'est pas une option appropriée", a écrit dimanche Kathleen Murphy, surintendante par intérim du district scolaire de Concord, dans une lettre aux familles. "Je suis désolé pour le imposition aux familles, mais pour la sécurité et la santé globales des élèves, j'ai pensé que c'était une décision prudente."

Le district libérait également des étudiants tôt mardi. Le district scolaire de Manchester a annulé les cours pour lundi et a déclaré qu'il réévaluerait pour mardi. A Londonderry, des zones de refroidissement ont été mises à disposition.

Les températures dans le New Hampshire devraient atteindre les années 90 lundi et mardi.

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Le New Hampshire signale un décès par COVID-19

Mise à jour : vendredi 4 juin, 17h00

Vendredi, les autorités sanitaires du New Hampshire ont annoncé un décès par coronavirus. Le patient décédé était un résident du comté de Carroll. Depuis le début de la pandémie, 1 355 Granite Staters ont perdu la vie à cause du virus.

L'État, qui suit 402 cas actifs, a également annoncé 61 infections à COVID-19 nouvellement identifiées. Trente-deux résidents sont hospitalisés avec le virus.

Personnel du RPSN

Sununu est prêt à échanger des vaccins contre la réouverture des frontières

Mise à jour : jeudi 3 juin, 17h30.

Alors que la saison touristique estivale approche à grands pas, le gouverneur Chris Sununu a déclaré qu'il était en pourparlers avec des responsables canadiens et d'autres gouverneurs locaux au sujet de la réouverture de la frontière. La décision appartient en fin de compte aux gouvernements des deux pays, et non aux autorités locales.

Sununu se dit prêt à partager l'approvisionnement de l'État en vaccins COVID-19 avec le Canada si cela contribue à accélérer l'ouverture de la frontière.

Il a déclaré : «Donc, si le gouvernement fédéral et moi avons lancé cet appel à Washington, nous attendons des nouvelles du président, pouvons-nous donner notre vaccin au Canada? Cela aidera-t-il à ouvrir la frontière ?

Dans le New Hampshire, l'offre de vaccin dépasse désormais de loin la demande.

Alli Fam

Le New Hampshire signale un autre décès par COVID

Mise à jour : jeudi 3 juin, 17h15.

Un autre Granite Stater est décédé du coronavirus, ont rapporté jeudi les responsables de la santé de l'État. Selon l'épidémiologiste de l'État, le Dr Benjamin Chan, le patient décédé n'était pas lié à un établissement de soins de longue durée.

Au cours de la semaine dernière, les décès dus au COVID dans l'État ont été en moyenne de moins d'un par jour, a déclaré Chan, ajoutant que la baisse du nombre de décès et de cas indique une "diminution spectaculaire" des niveaux de transmission communautaire à travers l'État.

Soixante-quatorze infections nouvellement identifiées ont été annoncées. L'État suit actuellement 423 infections actives, dont 26 patients hospitalisés.

Depuis le début de la pandémie, le New Hampshire a perdu 1 354 habitants à cause du virus.

Personnel du RPSN

PLUS D'AUJOURD'HUI :

L'État retirera des fonds du programme d'aide aux entreprises

Le gouverneur Sununu a réaffirmé que l'État récupérera les fonds de Main Street Relief auprès des entreprises qui ont fini par gagner de l'argent cette année, ou ont perdu moins d'argent que prévu.

Sununu a déclaré que l'État était en pourparlers avec des responsables du Trésor fédéral à la suite de questions sur la question de savoir si la collecte était requise ou non par le gouvernement fédéral.

Alors que le Main Street Relief Program a été mis en place par l'État, les fonds provenaient de la loi fédérale CARES.

"Ils nous ont envoyé un e-mail disant qu'ils n'autoriseraient pas les entreprises à conserver une subvention pour les pertes de revenus si ces pertes ne se produisaient pas", a déclaré Sununu.

Sununu a déclaré que l'État prévoyait toujours de réaffecter les fonds à plusieurs nouveaux programmes, dont l'un couvrira les dépenses liées au COVID-19 des entreprises.

Alli Fam

Le programme de vaccination à domicile se poursuit

Les responsables de la santé de l'État affirment qu'un effort pour vacciner les résidents confinés à domicile contre le COVID-19 se poursuivra jusqu'à la fin du mois. L'État a fourni environ 4 700 vaccins aux personnes incapables de quitter leur domicile. Toute personne souhaitant s'inscrire au programme est priée d'appeler le 211.

Todd Bookman

Les législateurs vont peser les dépenses du plan de sauvetage

Les législateurs de l'État discuteront la semaine prochaine de la manière d'allouer la première tranche d'argent du plan de sauvetage américain de 1,9 billion de dollars.

L'État a identifié ce qu'il appelle des initiatives prêtes à l'emploi d'une valeur d'environ 150 millions de dollars. Cela comprend 22 millions de dollars pour les parcs d'État, 50 millions de dollars pour les infrastructures hydrauliques et 13 millions de dollars supplémentaires pour les services de santé mentale.

Todd Bookman

L'État signale 48 nouvelles infections, aucun nouveau décès

Mise à jour : mercredi 2 juin, 18h30.

Les responsables de la santé du New Hampshire ont annoncé mercredi 48 infections à COVID-19 nouvellement identifiées, reflétant une tendance à la baisse du nombre de cas dans l'État. Aucun nouveau décès n'a été annoncé.

Parmi les nouveaux cas, quinze patients ont moins de 18 ans. Il y a 25 Granite Staters hospitalisés avec le virus.

Personnel du RPSN

Les établissements de soins de longue durée repensent les règles concernant les visites

Mise à jour : mercredi 2 juin, 17h05.

Alors que les niveaux de transmission communautaire de COVID-19 baissent - et que les vaccinations augmentent - les résidences-services et les maisons de soins infirmiers continuent de repenser leurs propres règles concernant les visites et les activités

Lors d'un appel avec les fournisseurs aujourd'hui, l'épidémiologiste d'État, le Dr Benjamin Chan, a répondu à des questions sur une variété de scénarios spécifiques différents, allant des divertissements en salle en direct avec un artiste entièrement vacciné au nombre de visiteurs autorisés dans la chambre d'un résident lors d'une visite en fin de vie..

Le message de Chan est resté cohérent - que les directives et réglementations les plus récentes du CDC, du CMS et de l'État offrent une flexibilité aux installations.

"Je pense que ce que vous nous entendez exprimer encore et encore, c'est qu'il existe des moyens de faire un grand nombre de ces choses avec une protection intégrée", a déclaré Chan.

La protection comprend des choses comme le masquage, la distanciation sociale et la vaccination.

Alli Fam

Les hospitalisations de l'État chutent au plus bas depuis octobre

Mise à jour : mardi 1er juin 17h35

Les responsables de la santé de l'État ont annoncé 77 infections à COVID-19 nouvellement identifiées, reflétant les résultats des tests positifs de dimanche et lundi, lorsqu'aucun nombre n'a été signalé. L'État suit actuellement 499 cas actifs de virus.

Parmi les nouveaux cas, dix patients ont moins de 18 ans. Selon les autorités, les nouvelles infections couvrent tous les comtés du New Hampshire, reflétant la propagation continue de la communauté. Seuls 26 Granite Staters sont hospitalisés avec le virus, le nombre d'hospitalisations le plus bas depuis octobre 2020. (Visitez le suivi des cas COVID de NHPR ici.)

Personnel du RPSN

L'État annonce un décès de COVID-19 de plus

Mise à jour : dimanche 30 mai, 18h15.

Un autre Granite Stater est décédé des suites du coronavirus, ont annoncé dimanche les responsables de la santé de l'État. Le patient était un résident du comté de Strafford. Depuis le début de la pandémie, 1 353 résidents sont décédés du COVID-19.

Les responsables de la santé ont signalé 48 nouvelles infections au COVID-19, dont treize patients de moins de 18 ans. L'État suit 476 infections à coronavirus actives ; 40 Granite Staters sont hospitalisés avec le virus.

Personnel du RPSN

N.H. annonce 73 nouveaux cas de COVID

Mise à jour : samedi 29 mai, 15h33.

Les responsables de la santé du New Hampshire ont signalé samedi 1 décès supplémentaire de COVID-19 et 73 nouveaux cas positifs de coronavirus. Seize des nouveaux cas ont moins de 18 ans.

Il y a actuellement 500 infections actives et 46 personnes hospitalisées à cause du virus.

Personnel du RPSN

Le gouverneur prolonge l'état d'urgence du N.H.

Mise à jour : samedi 29 mai, 9h39.

Le gouverneur Chris Sununu a de nouveau prolongé l'état d'urgence du New Hampshire en réponse à la pandémie de coronavirus.

Il s'agit de la 21e prolongation de l'ordonnance, qui a été émise pour la première fois le 13 mars 2020.

En annonçant le renouvellement de 14 jours de l'ordonnance d'urgence, Sununu a souligné que le New Hampshire n'a mis en place aucune restriction commerciale et n'a pas de mandat de masque à l'échelle de l'État.

Personnel du RPSN

Deux décès supplémentaires dus au COVID-19 annoncés

Mise à jour : vendredi 28 mai, 16h06.

Les responsables de la santé de l'État ont annoncé aujourd'hui deux décès supplémentaires dus au COVID-19 : un homme et une femme, tous deux âgés de plus de 60 ans, du comté de Hillsborough.

Il y a 53 personnes hospitalisées avec le virus et il y a 480 infections actives dans tout l'État.

L'État a signalé 64 nouveaux cas le 28 mai, dans le cadre d'une baisse continue des nouvelles infections. L'État a suivi 81 cas par jour au cours de la semaine dernière, ce qui, selon lui, représente une baisse de 36% par rapport à la période de sept jours précédente.

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Le Sénat adopte trois projets de loi liés au COVID

Mise à jour : vendredi 28 mai, 11h37.

Le Sénat de l'État a adopté trois projets de loi liés à la pandémie de coronavirus.

La législation approuvée jeudi comprend un projet de loi visant à restreindre l'autorité du gouverneur lors de futures pandémies, à établir "la liberté médicale en matière de vaccination" et à désigner les églises comme services essentiels pendant un état d'urgence.

Les projets de loi retournent maintenant à la Chambre, qui avait adopté différentes versions des propositions. Dans d'autres nouvelles liées au coronavirus, l'État a annoncé jeudi que tous les sites de vaccination COVID-19 gérés par l'État fermeront fin juin.

AP

Fin du mandat du masque Nashua

Les responsables de Nashua ont approuvé la fin de l'ordonnance sur les masques de la ville. Le conseil des échevins a choisi de mettre fin à l'ordonnance mardi, et il attendait la signature du maire Jim Donchess, a rapporté le Telegraph of Nashua.

Les entreprises locales pourraient toujours exiger que les travailleurs et les clients portent des masques.

Le conseil de santé de la ville a voté pour recommander que la ville lève son mandat de masque. La ville a mis en place une ordonnance depuis mai 2020.

AP

Mise à jour : jeudi 27 mai, 10h00

Le nombre quotidien de nouveaux cas reste inférieur à 100 par jour. Hier soir, l'État a annoncé 67 nouveaux cas de COVID-19 pour le mercredi 26 mai. Ils ont également annoncé deux nouveaux décès, un homme du comté de Cheshire et une femme du comté de Merrimack.

Il y a 416 cas actifs et 49 hospitalisés dans l'État.

Mise à jour : lundi 24 mai, 19h11.

L'État n'a annoncé lundi que 52 nouveaux résultats de tests positifs pour COVID-19, une forte baisse par rapport aux nouveaux cas au cours des dernières semaines et des derniers mois.

Aucun nouveau décès n'a été signalé pour le deuxième jour consécutif.

Il y a actuellement 411 cas et 48 personnes hospitalisées à cause du virus.

Les nouveaux cas dans le N.H. au plus bas en près de sept mois

Mise à jour : lundi 24 mai, 8 h 38

Les autorités sanitaires de l'État ont signalé dimanche 79 nouveaux cas de COVID-19 dans le New Hampshire. Il s'agit du plus faible nombre de nouvelles infections sur une journée en près de sept mois.

Cinquante-quatre personnes ont été hospitalisées dans le New Hampshire en raison de complications liées au COVID-19.

L'État suit 513 infections actives, un point de données qui a également considérablement diminué.

Personnel du RPSN

3 nouveaux décès dus au COVID-19 annoncés

Mise à jour : samedi 22 mai, 16h39.

Trois décès supplémentaires dus au COVID-19 ont été annoncés samedi.

Les responsables de la santé de l'État ont déclaré que deux résidents du comté de Rockingham et un homme du comté de Strafford étaient décédés du virus. À ce jour, l'État a enregistré 1 344 décès dus au COVID-19.

La dernière mise à jour montre des nouvelles plus prometteuses dans le déclin des nouveaux cas de coronavirus. L'État a signalé 109 nouveaux cas et les infections actives sont tombées en dessous de 1 000 – il y avait 954 cas actifs, au 22 mai à 9 heures.

Cinquante-trois personnes sont actuellement hospitalisées pour un traitement lié au COVID-19.

Personnel du RPSN

Les nouveaux cas dans le N.H. continuent de diminuer

Mise à jour : vendredi 21 mai, 16h01.

Les nouvelles infections à coronavirus continuent de diminuer. L'État a annoncé vendredi 127 nouveaux cas, dont 36 personnes de moins de 18 ans.

Aucun nouveau décès n'a été signalé.

Il y a actuellement 51 personnes hospitalisées en raison du virus et 1 047 infections actives dans tout l'État.

Personnel du RPSN

Le New England College exige la vaccination pour le retour d'automne

Mise à jour : vendredi 21 mai, 15h31.

Le New England College de Henniker a déclaré qu'il exigerait que les étudiants assistant aux cours sur le campus cet automne soient entièrement vaccinés, ainsi que les professeurs et le personnel. La présidente Michele Perkins a déclaré vendredi dans un communiqué qu'avec le vaccin COVID-19 désormais largement disponible dans tout le pays, le collège l'ajouterait à sa liste de vaccinations obligatoires.

Perkins a déclaré que la vaccination de la communauté sur le campus permettra plus de cours en face-à-face, de sorties sur le terrain, de compétitions sportives et d'ouverture de ses galeries et de son théâtre.

En avril, le recteur du Collège Dartmouth, Joseph Helble, a annoncé que tous les étudiants doivent être vaccinés avant de retourner sur le campus pour l'automne, ou doivent être vaccinés peu de temps après leur arrivée.

AP

N.H. a 149 nouveaux cas - 1 décès COVID supplémentaire

Mise à jour : jeudi 20 mai, 15h39.

Les responsables de la santé de l'État signalent aujourd'hui 1 décès supplémentaire lié au COVID-19 et 149 nouvelles infections.

Un homme du comté de Strafford, âgé de plus de 60 ans, est décédé des suites du virus, selon le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux. L'État a maintenant enregistré 1 341 décès dus au COVID-19.

Autres statistiques de la dernière mise à jour sur la santé publique  :

  • 53 hospitalisations
  • 1 086 infections actives
  • 48 des nouveaux cas ont moins de 18 ans

Dan Tuohy

Pollyanna Glad Day de retour à Littleton

Mise à jour : jeudi 20 mai, 13h07.

Une célébration en l'honneur d'une orpheline qui reste optimiste malgré les nombreux défis auxquels elle est confrontée est de retour dans le New Hampshire après son annulation l'année dernière en raison de la pandémie de coronavirus. "Pollyanna Glad Day" est un rendez-vous pour le 12 juin à Littleton, avec quelques ajustements. Il rend hommage au livre pour enfants classique de 1913, "Pollyanna", et à l'auteur Eleanor Porter, originaire de Littleton.

Les rassemblements seront un peu réduits à partir d'activités telles que la photographie traditionnelle de grand groupe sur une sculpture en bronze de Pollyanna à la bibliothèque publique de Littleton.

Il y aura de la musique, de la nourriture et des souvenirs, comme un t-shirt "Pollyanna Power" représentant Pollyanna en super-héros dans une cape.

AP

N.H. annonce un nouveau décès par COVID

Mise à jour : mercredi 19 mai, 15h09.

L'État a annoncé aujourd'hui un décès supplémentaire dû au COVID-19 : un homme résidant dans le comté de Hillsborough, âgé de moins de 60 ans.

La dernière mise à jour de santé publique montre une baisse continue du nombre de nouvelles infections à coronavirus. L'État a signalé 124 cas mercredi, dont 26 personnes de moins de 18 ans. Il y a 1 104 infections actives dans tout l'État et 50 personnes à l'hôpital pour traitement.

Depuis le début de la pandémie, l'État a enregistré 1 340 décès et près de 100 000 cas.

Personnel du RPSN

Sununu met fin aux prestations de 300 $ et annonce des primes pour ceux qui obtiennent un emploi

Mise à jour : mardi 18 mai, 16h00

Le gouverneur Sununu annonce des changements dans le système d'allocations de chômage de l'État. Sununu mettra fin aux 300 $ supplémentaires d'avantages améliorés le 19 juin. Lors d'une conférence de presse mardi, Sununu a cité les difficultés d'embauche que rencontrent certaines industries alors qu'elles se préparent pour la saison touristique estivale.

Pour stimuler les travailleurs mis à l'écart, l'État offre une prime unique de 500 $ pour ceux qui obtiennent un emploi à temps partiel et de 1 000 $ pour ceux qui obtiennent un emploi à temps plein. Le programme de bonus durera huit semaines.

Le taux de chômage de l'État s'élève à 2,8%

Todd Bookman

L'État annonce 1 nouveau décès; nombre de cas en baisse

Mise à jour : mardi 18 mai, 15h10.

Un autre Granite Stater est décédé du coronavirus, ont annoncé mardi les responsables de la santé de l'État. Selon l'épidémiologiste de l'État, le Dr Benjamin Chan, le décès n'était pas associé à un établissement résidentiel de longue durée, mais le résultat de la transmission communautaire du virus.

Chan dit que les mesures clés du New Hampshire COVID-19 – y compris les nouveaux cas, les hospitalisations et les taux de positivité des tests – ont une tendance à la baisse. L'État a signalé mardi 139 infections nouvellement identifiées, et Chan dit qu'au cours de la semaine dernière, environ 150 nouvelles infections ont été identifiées quotidiennement.

Depuis le début de la pandémie, 1 134 habitants du New Hampshire sont morts du virus. L'État suit actuellement 1 118 infections actives.

Personnel du RPSN

L'État annonce un nouveau décès, 104 nouveaux cas de COVID

Mise à jour : lundi 17 mai, 15h35.

Les autorités sanitaires du New Hampshire ont annoncé lundi un nouveau décès dû au COVID-19. La patiente décédée était une résidente du comté de Carroll.

L'État a également annoncé 104 infections nouvellement identifiées, ce qui poursuit une tendance à la baisse du nombre de cas dans l'État de Granite. Depuis le début de la pandémie, il y a eu près de 98 000 cas de COVID diagnostiqués dans l'État ; 1333 habitants sont décédés.

Quarante-six résidents sont actuellement hospitalisés avec le coronavirus.

Personnel du RPSN

L'État prévoit une clinique de vaccination pour les résidents sourds/malentendants

Mise à jour : lundi 17 mai, 10h00

L'État organise une clinique pour les personnes sourdes et les résidents malentendants ce week-end à Manchester.

Le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux du New Hampshire a annoncé son partenariat avec Elliot Health System pour administrer les premières doses du vaccin Pfizer le samedi 22 mai de 8h à 16h. à l'emplacement de l'hôpital sur Mammouth Road. Les deuxièmes doses du vaccin seront prévues pour le 12 juin.

La clinique est accessible aux résidents de douze ans et plus. (Cliquez ou appuyez ici pour plus de détails.)

Personnel du RPSN

L'État annonce un décès de COVID-19 de plus

Mise à jour : dimanche 16 mai, 17h05.

Un autre Granite Stater a succombé au coronavirus, ont annoncé dimanche les responsables de la santé de l'État. Le nombre de morts dans l'État depuis le début de la pandémie s'élève désormais à 1 332.

L'État a également signalé 139 infections à COVID-19 nouvellement identifiées et suit actuellement 1 274 cas actifs de virus. Cinquante résidents sont hospitalisés avec le virus.

Personnel du RPSN

Deux décès supplémentaires dus au COVID-19, 145 nouveaux cas

Mise à jour : samedi 15 mai, 17h31.

Les autorités sanitaires de l'État ont annoncé samedi deux décès supplémentaires dus au COVID-19. Il s'agissait de deux hommes, tous deux âgés de plus de 60 ans, des comtés de Hillsborough et de Merrimack.

L'État a signalé 145 nouveaux cas et 52 patients hospitalisés en raison du virus. Ces deux chiffres représentent une baisse continue. L'État a enregistré en moyenne 156 cas par jour au cours de la semaine dernière, ce qui représente une baisse de 26% par rapport à la période de sept jours précédente.

Parmi les nouveaux cas, 48 ​​étaient des personnes de moins de 18 ans.

Il y a actuellement 1 338 infections actives dans le New Hampshire, selon le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux.

Personnel du RPSN

3 décès supplémentaires dus au COVID ; hospitalisations en cours en baisse

Mise à jour : vendredi 14 mai, 17h07.

Les hospitalisations et les nouveaux cas de COVID-19 continuent de baisser dans le New Hampshire. L'État a déclaré vendredi qu'il y avait 54 personnes actuellement hospitalisées en raison du virus. Il y a eu 178 nouveaux cas, avec des personnes de moins de 18 ans représentant environ un quart d'entre eux.

Les responsables de la santé de l'État ont annoncé que trois hommes sont décédés du coronavirus: un du comté de Hillsborough et deux résidents du comté de Rockingham. Tous les trois avaient 60 ans ou plus.

Il y a 1 394 infections actives dans l'État.

Personnel du RPSN

Dartmouth autorisera plus d'accès le 1er juin

Mise à jour : vendredi 14 mai, 14h17.

Le Dartmouth College prévoit d'assouplir certaines de ses restrictions liées au coronavirus à compter du 1er juin.

Le groupe de travail COVID-19 du collège a déclaré jeudi dans un communiqué qu'il y aurait toujours un dépistage du virus, le port d'un masque et une distance de 6 pieds pour dîner avec d'autres et participer à des activités et performances sportives.

Les visiteurs des espaces intérieurs doivent avoir un professeur ou un parrain du personnel de Dartmouth qui remplira un formulaire d'inscription pour eux. Les événements peuvent avoir plus de 25 participants dans des lieux pré-approuvés, mais ne doivent pas dépasser 100 personnes à l'intérieur ou 200 personnes à l'extérieur sans dérogation spéciale.

AP

L'État annonce quatre autres décès dus au COVID, 222 nouvelles infections

Mise à jour : jeudi 13 mai, 15h20.

Les responsables de la santé du New Hampshire ont signalé jeudi quatre autres décès de résidents dus au COVID-19. Selon l'épidémiologiste d'État, le Dr Benjamin Chan, aucun des nouveaux décès n'a été associé à des établissements de soins de longue durée, ce qui, selon lui, souligne le danger persistant de transmission communautaire du virus, même si le nombre de cas diminue.

L'État a également annoncé 222 infections à coronavirus nouvellement identifiées. Les autorités surveillent 1 450 cas actifs de virus. Soixante-deux Granite Staters sont hospitalisés avec le virus.

Chan dit que le nombre de cas continue de baisser dans le New Hampshire, avec une moyenne de 150 à 200 nouveaux cas identifiés par jour au cours de la semaine dernière.

Mise à jour de la vaccination

Selon le Dr Beth Daly, chef du Bureau de contrôle des maladies infectieuses du DHHS, environ 750 000 ont reçu une dose et 555 000 - soit 41% de la population de l'État - ont été entièrement vaccinés.

Mise à jour de l'épidémie

Il y a actuellement deux éclosions institutionnelles actives dans le New Hampshire, une à l'établissement correctionnel fédéral de Berlin et une à Sullivan County Health Care, une maison de soins infirmiers à Claremont.

Personnel du RPSN

Les ostréiculteurs touchés par la pandémie se tournent vers la conservation pour survivre

Mise à jour : jeudi 13 mai, 10 h 17

Lorsque la pandémie a frappé, les ostréiculteurs ont découvert que les restaurants qui vendaient leurs bivalves étaient en grande partie fermés. Beaucoup ont été confrontés à la ruine économique jusqu'à ce qu'un groupe de conservation et deux agences fédérales proposent d'acheter des millions d'huîtres en Nouvelle-Angleterre, dans le Mid-Atlantic et dans l'État de Washington dans le cadre d'un programme de restauration des récifs de coquillages sur 20 sites.

The Nature Conservancy dépense 2 millions de dollars sur deux ans pour acheter plus de 5 millions d'huîtres pour les efforts de restauration.

Les récifs d'huîtres fournissent un habitat essentiel pour les poissons et aident à protéger les rives de l'érosion. Les huîtres filtrent les polluants et les excès de nutriments de l'eau.

Les rendez-vous pour les vaccins pour les enfants de 12 à 15 ans ouvrent jeudi

Mise à jour : jeudi 13 mai, 8 h 31

L'État du New Hampshire autorise les rendez-vous pour le vaccin COVID-19 pour les enfants âgés de 12 à 15 ans, à partir de jeudi. Le site Web de planification des vaccins et de gestion des rendez-vous de l'État, VINI, s'ouvrira pour les rendez-vous pour le vaccin Pfizer.

L'annonce a été faite par le bureau du gouverneur Chris Sununu à la suite de l'autorisation fédérale du vaccin pour ce groupe d'âge. Le vaccin Pfizer était auparavant disponible pour toute personne âgée de 16 ans et plus.

Le vaccin Pfizer est disponible dans tous les sites fixes gérés par l'État et les emplacements Walgreens, ainsi que dans divers hôpitaux du New Hampshire. Le bureau de Sununu a déclaré qu'il y avait plus de 25 000 rendez-vous pour la première dose encore disponibles dans VINI avant le Memorial Day.

AP

L'État annonce quatre autres décès dus au COVID-19

Mise à jour : mercredi 12 mai, 17h35.

Les responsables de la santé du New Hampshire ont annoncé mercredi quatre autres décès dus au COVID-19. Les patients étaient des résidents des comtés de Hillsborough, Merrimack et Strafford. L'État a perdu 1 322 habitants à cause du virus depuis le début de la pandémie.

Les autorités ont signalé 174 infections à coronavirus nouvellement identifiées, dont 51 patients de moins de 18 ans. L'État suit actuellement 1 402 cas de COVID-19. Soixante-trois Granite Staters sont hospitalisés avec le virus.

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N.H. annonce deux décès supplémentaires dus au COVID-19

Mise à jour : mardi 11 mai 17h11

Deux autres Granite Staters sont morts du coronavirus. L'État a annoncé qu'une femme du comté de Carroll et un homme du comté de Strafford sont décédés du virus. Tous deux avaient plus de 60 ans.

Depuis le début de la pandémie, le New Hampshire a enregistré 1 318 décès et confirmé près de 97 000 cas positifs.

Les responsables de la santé de l'État signalent que les nouvelles infections au COVID-19 restent faibles, par rapport à la flambée hivernale. Il y a eu 134 nouveaux cas et 1 424 infections actives dans tout l'État mardi. L'État a enregistré en moyenne 185 nouveaux cas par jour au cours de la semaine dernière, ce qui représente une baisse de 21% par rapport aux sept jours précédents.

Les hospitalisations continuent également de baisser. L'État indique que 71 personnes sont actuellement hospitalisées – six de moins que lundi.

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Le comté envisage de modifier sa politique de vaccination après l'épidémie

Mise à jour : mardi 11 mai à 10h21.

Une récente épidémie de COVID-19 dans une maison de soins infirmiers du comté a conduit certains responsables à envisager des changements de rémunération pour le personnel et une exigence de vaccination obligatoire pour eux.

L'épidémie, qui a commencé le mois dernier, a touché le personnel et les résidents de la maison de soins infirmiers du comté de Sullivan à Unity, y compris certains qui ont été entièrement vaccinés. L'année dernière, le comté a mis en place un programme de compensation pour les employés en quarantaine, leur versant les deux tiers du salaire pour une journée de travail manquée.

Le Eagle Times rapporte qu'en vertu d'une nouvelle proposition, seuls les employés vaccinés seront toujours éligibles. Le directeur du comté, Derek Ferland, a déclaré que les employés non vaccinés qui contractent le virus devront utiliser leurs jours de maladie ou de vacances pour être toujours payés.

AP

Les infections actives au COVID du New Hampshire tombent en dessous de 1 500

Mise à jour : lundi 10 mai, 17h20.

Les responsables de la santé de l'État suivent 1 492 infections actives au COVID-19, la première fois que le nombre de cas dans le New Hampshire est tombé en dessous de 1 500 depuis le 3 novembre de l'année dernière.

Visitez le tracker COVID-19 du NHPR pour obtenir des données de cas et des tendances au fil du temps.

Selon une annonce du ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux lundi, 77 résidents sont actuellement hospitalisés avec le virus.

Les autorités ont signalé 134 infections à coronavirus nouvellement identifiées. Les cas couvrent les dix comtés du New Hampshire et incluent vingt-deux patients de moins de 18 ans.

Aucun nouveau décès n'a été annoncé lundi.

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Un décès de COVID-19 de plus dans le New Hampshire

Mise à jour : dimanche 9 mai, 18h35.

Les responsables de la santé de l'État ont annoncé dimanche un décès par COVID-19, portant à 1 315 le nombre de morts dans le New Hampshire depuis le début de la pandémie. La patiente décédée était une femme du comté de Rockingham.

L'État a également signalé 130 cas nouvellement identifiés de coronavirus, dont 32 patients de moins de 18 ans.

Soixante-quatorze Granite Staters sont actuellement hospitalisés avec le virus. L'État suit 1 577 infections actives.

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N.H. annonce trois décès supplémentaires dus au COVID

Mise à jour : samedi 8 mai 17h17

Trois décès supplémentaires dus au COVID-19 ont été annoncés samedi.

Les responsables de la santé de l'État ont identifié le défunt comme un homme du comté de Belknap et un homme du comté de Hillsborough, tous deux âgés de moins de 60 ans, et un homme du comté de Rockingham, âgé de plus de 60 ans. À ce jour, dans le New Hampshire, 1 314 résidents sont décédés du coronavirus.

L'État a signalé 197 nouveaux cas, 89 hospitalisations et 1 932 infections actives dans tout l'État le 8 mai.

Dan Tuohy

213 nouveaux cas ; pas de nouveau décès dus au COVID

Mise à jour : vendredi 7 mai 16h34

Les autorités sanitaires de l'État ont annoncé vendredi 213 nouveaux cas, dont 68 personnes de moins de 18 ans. Aucun nouveau décès n'a été annoncé.

Il y a 1 772 infections actives et 84 hospitalisations dans le New Hampshire. Le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux de l'État a suivi en moyenne 222 cas par jour au cours de la semaine dernière, ce qui représente une baisse de 12% par rapport à la période de sept jours précédente.

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Mandat de masque levé à N.H. State House

Mise à jour : vendredi 7 mai 13h17

Les masques ne sont plus obligatoires au New Hampshire Statehouse, qui reste fermé à tout le monde sauf aux législateurs et au personnel.

Vendredi, le comité mixte des installations dirigé par les républicains a voté 8-4 selon les lignes du parti pour supprimer l'exigence selon laquelle des masques doivent être portés pour empêcher la propagation du coronavirus dans le Statehouse et le bâtiment du bureau législatif.

Le vote intervient trois semaines après que le gouverneur Chris Sununu a levé un mandat de masque à l'échelle de l'État, laissant aux communautés, entreprises et organisations individuelles le soin de définir leurs propres politiques. En vertu de la nouvelle politique de Statehouse, les législateurs et le personnel peuvent choisir de porter des masques et d'en exiger pour ceux qui entrent dans leurs espaces de travail personnels.

Holly Ramer, AP

Le moratoire sur les expulsions du CDC annulé par un juge

Mise à jour : jeudi 6 mai, 16h39.

Le moratoire sur les expulsions du CDC, qui devait rester en vigueur jusqu'au 30 juin, a été annulé par un juge fédéral hier. La décision a été reportée à la semaine prochaine.

Le gouverneur Chris Sununu a déclaré que le New Hampshire n'avait pas l'intention d'émettre un moratoire d'État si le moratoire fédéral était levé.

"Nous avons levé notre moratoire sur les expulsions l'été dernier, nous n'avons pas mis cela en place depuis un moment, si le moratoire national venait à disparaître, nous n'allons prendre aucune mesure supplémentaire là-bas", a-t-il déclaré jeudi.

Sununu a indiqué que le programme d'aide au loyer de l'État était une ressource pour les propriétaires et les locataires.

Les défenseurs du logement à travers le pays affirment que le moratoire sur les expulsions a aidé à garder les gens logés et que les fonds d'aide au loyer n'ont toujours pas atteint ceux qui en ont besoin.

Alli Fam

Sununu décrit l'accent sur l'infrastructure pour l'argent de secours contre les virus

3 décès supplémentaires dus au COVID-19 annoncés

Mise à jour : jeudi 6 mai, 15 h 14

L'épidémiologiste de l'État du New Hampshire a annoncé aujourd'hui trois décès supplémentaires dus au COVID-19. L'un d'eux était associé à un établissement de soins de longue durée, a déclaré le Dr Benjamin Chan.

À ce jour, l'État a enregistré 1 311 décès attribués au coronavirus.

Chan, dans sa mise à jour hebdomadaire, a déclaré qu'il existe plusieurs tendances prometteuses sur les nouveaux cas, les infections actives et le taux de positivité des tests, qui était en moyenne de 3,6% au cours de la semaine dernière. L'État a signalé 269 nouveaux cas, 1 849 infections actives et 88 personnes hospitalisées à cause du virus.

L'État a fermé un cas d'épidémie qui était surveillé au foyer de soins du comté de Coos.

Le Dr Beth Daly, chef du Bureau of Infectious Disease Control, affirme que 1 190 000 doses de vaccin ont été administrées jusqu'à présent dans le New Hampshire et 725 000 ont reçu une première dose, ce qui représente 53 % de la population de l'État – et 36 % des la population de l'État est entièrement vaccinée.

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(Ce message sera mis à jour à la suite de la conférence de presse COVID-19 du gouverneur.)

Dartmouth permettra aux invités à la remise des diplômes après tout

Mise à jour : jeudi 6 mai, 15 h

Le Dartmouth College permettra aux diplômés du troisième cycle d'amener deux invités à la cérémonie de remise des diplômes le mois prochain.

Les nouvelles directives annulent la décision antérieure du collège d'interdire les invités lors de la cérémonie du 13 juin.

Le président Phil Hanlon a déclaré que le changement avait été apporté sur la base de la baisse des cas de COVID-19, de la disponibilité des vaccins à l'échelle nationale et "des directives étatiques et locales plus flexibles".

Deux billets seront disponibles pour chaque étudiant recevant un diplôme de premier cycle. Ceux qui reçoivent des diplômes d'études supérieures et professionnels auront droit à deux invités lors d'événements organisés par leurs écoles respectives, mais pas lors de la cérémonie plus importante.

AP

L'État annonce un nouveau décès lié au COVID-19

Mise à jour : mercredi 5 mai, 17h35.

Les responsables de la santé de l'État ont signalé mercredi un nouveau décès dû au COVID-19. The patient was a man from Rockingham County.

The state also announced 198 newly-identified coronavirus infections, including 56 patients under the age of 18. There are currently 1,814 active cases being monitored by the state. Eighty-five residents are hospitalized.

NHPR Staff

Vaccinations under way at Valley Street Jail

Update : Wednesday, May 5, 3 :11 p.m.

COVID-19 vaccinations are underway in the state's largest jail, located in Manchester. The Hillsborough County House of Corrections, known as the Valley Street Jail, says of this week that about 100 people have received the vaccine.

Jails and prisons in New Hampshire have seen significant outbreaks of COVID-19 in the last year, but people incarcerated there weren't prioritized in the state's vaccination rollout.

Many became eligible last month, as the state expanded vaccine eligibility to the general population.

Last week the National Guard administered shots to people incarcerated at Valley Street Jail - and around of half of population is now at least partially vaccinated

Jail staff have been able to access shots since February. The superintendent of the Valley Street Jail says around 80 percent of them are fully vaccinated.

Other jails report a similar rate of vaccination among staff.

N.H. reports 252 new infections

Update : Tuesday, May 4, 6 :11 p.m.

New Hampshire is continuing to see its COVID trends move in an encouraging direction, though there's still a long way to go to bring the spread of the virus down to where it was before the recent winter and spring surges.

The state is averaging about 250 new cases each day, down from more than 400 a day this time last month. About 80 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Tuesday, also down from the bump seen in recent weeks.

At the same time, New Hampshire's current COVID levels are still substantially higher than they were for most of last year.

As of Tuesday, according to federal data, about 61 percent of New Hampshire residents have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and about half as many are fully vaccinated.

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The number of active cases continued to drop. Health officials report 1,898 current cases, and 85 people hospitalized due to the virus.

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Hassan, Shaheen support expansion of telehealth services

Update : Tuesday, May 4, 12 :01 p.m.

A bill supported by U.S. Sens. Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire would expand coverage of telehealth services through Medicare and permanently remove geographic restrictions on them.

The bill also would require a study to learn more about how telehealth has been used during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act would allow health centers and rural health clinics to provide telehealth services, a provision currently in place because of the pandemic, but on a temporary basis. It also would allow for the waiver of telehealth restrictions during public health emergencies.

AP

N.H. COVID cases drop below 2,000

Update : Monday, May 3, 2021

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services announced 161 newly-identified coronavirus infections Monday. No new deaths were announced.

According to health officials, the state is tracking 1,979 active COVID-19 infections, the first time the state's case number has dropped below 2,000 since March 9. (Click here to see our COVID-19 tracker for case trends and more.)

NHPR Staff

State reports one more COVID-19 death

Update : Sunday, May 2, 4 :20 p.m.

New Hampshire health officials announced one resident death from the coronavirus Sunday, bringing the state's death toll since the start of the pandemic to 1,305. The patient who died was a resident of Rockingham County and younger than 60 years old.

The state also reported 221 newly-identified COVID-19 infections, including 50 patients under the age of 18. The state is currently tracking 2,242 active coronavirus infections.

NHPR Staff

Maine ends COVID visitor testing, quarantine needs

Update : Sunday, May 2 9 :20 a.m.

The state of Maine is ending its COVID-19 testing and quarantine requirement for people for people visiting the state.

Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says the policy could change based on the spread of variants of the virus that causes COVID-19. Shah said that last year there was little transmission of COVID-19 from visitors to Maine.

In Massachusetts, an annual gathering at the Massachusetts State House will take place virtually because of the pandemic.

The Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition says it's 25th annual Immigrants' Day will be held May 4 on Zoom and Facebook Live.

1 additional death, 293 new cases

Update : Saturday, May 1, 3 :01 p.m.

One additional COVID-19 death was announced Saturday. A man from Strafford County, who was older than 60, died, the state Department of Health and Human Services said.

The fatality brings the overall coronavirus death total in New Hampshire to 1,304.

The state also reported 293 new cases, 2,459 active infections statewide, and 84 people hospitalized due to the virus.

NHPR Staff

N.H. state workers to return to offices by May 10

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu says state government employees who have been working from home during the coronavirus pandemic will be back in their offices by May 10.

State Releases Guidance Document That Lifts COVID-19 Rules on Businesses

Sununu said Thursday that he expects state offices to be fully operational and open to the public now that workers have had time to get vaccinated.

More than 1 million doses of vaccine have been administered in New Hampshire, and more than half of the state's total population has received at least a first dose.

Holly Ramer, AP

New Hampshire reports 2 additional COVID deaths

Update : Friday, April 30, 5 :09 p.m.

State health officials on Friday announced two additional COVID-19 deaths: two men from Rockingham County, both older than 60.

The state reported 264 new cases, 2,514 active infections, and 94 people hospitalized due to the coronavirus.

New Hampshire's COVID death toll increased to 1,303. More than 94,000 cases have been confirmed since the pandemic began.

NHPR Staff

Senators ask for Treasury guidance on COVID relief funds

Update : Friday, April 30, 2 :29 p.m.

U.S. Sens. Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are requesting that the Treasury Department provides guidance to states on uses of funds provided by the American Rescue Plan during the coronavirus pandemic.

The plan provided $350 billion in emergency relief to state and local governments that have been on the front-lines during the COVID-19 crisis. The senators wrote a letter Friday to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

They said impending budget deadlines, New Hampshire and other states "require prompt guidance from Treasury regarding the eligible uses of state and local relief funds."

AP

Cheshire Fair hosting 3-day agricultural event

Update : Friday, April 30, 7 :24 a.m.

The Cheshire Fair will return this August, but as a smaller three-day agricultural event.

It was one of several iconic New Hampshire fairs that took last summer off due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event scheduled for Aug. 6-8 will feature many of the traditional fair events, including horse and ox pulls, open farm animal shows, and truck and tractor pulls, according to the fair's announcement yesterday.

The midway, however, will be missing from the 2021 Cheshire Fair. The organizers say they are still working on plans to ensure public safety, in concert with public health advisories for the pandemic.

NHPR Staff

5 more deaths; N.H. cases, hospitalizations trend down

Update : Thursday, April 29, 3 :21 p.m.

New Hampshire has confirmed another five COVID-19 deaths. One of the deaths was associated with a long-term care facility, said Dr. Benjamin Chan, the state epidemiologist. The state has had 1,301 coronavirus fatalities since the pandemic began.

Chan said today that other public health indicators are trending down. The latest report: 2,610 active infections, 87 hospitalizations, and 298 new cases.

The state is averaging 250-300 new infections a day.

Lori Shibinette, commissioner of the state Department of Health and Human Services, announced one new outbreak - at Sullivan County Health Care, where nine residnets and three staff tested positive for coronavirus. So there are currently three outbreaks in the state at congregate living centers: Coos County Nursing Home, the federal correctional facility in Berlin, and the Sullivan County Health Care.

New Hampshire continues to make big gains on vaccinations. Dr. Beth Daly, chief of the Bureau of Infectious Disease Control, said 1,093,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered. A third of the state’s population is now fully vaccinated, she said.

Dan Tuohy

Massachusetts AG calls for mandatory vaccines for public employees

Update : Thursday, April 29, 12 :31 p.m.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is calling for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for public employees.  The Democrat said Tuesday during an appearance on Boston Public Radio that public employees should be vaccinated because they are interacting with the public.

Healy said people have a right to refuse a vaccine or seek a health or religious exemption, but suggested those abstaining may effectively forfeit the right to public-sector employment.

Republican Governor Charlie Baker has hesitated to mandate vaccines.

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243 new cases, 2 additional deaths

Update : Wednesday, April 28, 5 :47 p.m.

Two additional COVID-19 deaths, both from Hillsborough County, were announced today.

The state reported 243 new cases, 2,563 active infections, and 84 hospitalizations. Those case counts reflect a decrease over the past week. There have been an average of 303 new cases per day over the past week, which is a 13% decrease from the previous week, according to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services.

To date, the state has had 1,311 people hospitalized due to the coronavirus.

NHPR Staff

Virtual job fairs scheduled after benefits change

Update : Wednesday, April 28, 1 :29 p.m.

The state of New Hampshire has scheduled 10 virtual job fairs during May. Starting May 23, New Hampshire is once again requiring that people receiving unemployment benefits be looking for work.

That was waived last year during the coronavirus pandemic.

Scheduled job fairs include May 6, for veterans; May 11, one for students and the other for students and adult education in partnership with Pinkerton Academy; May 13, construction industry in partnership with ABC NH/VT; May 18, Great North Woods Region and Dartmouth Lake-Sunapee Region; May 19, Seacoast Region; May 20, White Mountains Region; May 25, Lakes Region; May 26, Monadnock Region; May 27, Capitol and Southern Region.

AP

DHHS announces 273 new infections - no new deaths

Update : Tuesday, April 27, 5 :30 p.m.

State health officials announced 273 new COVID-19 infections Tuesday, with 61 of those cases being younger than 18. The state did not report any new deaths April 27.

There are 2,611 active infections, and 86 current hospitalizations due to the coronavirus. The state has averaged 322 new cases a day over the past week, which is a 9% decrease compared to the previous seven-day period, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

New Hampshire has confirmed more than 94,000 positive cases since the pandemic began. The state has conducted over 693,000 PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) tests to date.

NHPR Staff

N.H. to add 4,500 J&J appointments on Sunday

Update : Tuesday, April 27, 2 :29 p.m.

The state of New Hampshire will be providing additional Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine appointments at three vaccination sites this Sunday.

Gov. Chris Sununu said the sites will be in Concord at the former Sears in the Steeplegate Mall, in Newington at the former Sears at the Mall at Fox Run, and in Nashua at the former Sears store at the Pheasant Lane Mall.

The sites are for appointment only, and anyone 18 and older must register through the state's vaccination website. The sites will be open Sunday, May 2, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

While New Hampshire now allows anyone 16 and older to register for a COVID-19 vaccine, the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is only available for those 18 and older.

An estimated 4,500 J&J vaccine appointments were opened for Sunday.

NHPR Staff

N.H. reports 138 new cases, hospitalizations decrease

Update : Monday, April 26, 3 :01 p.m.

Two additional residents have died from the coronavirus. State health officials identified the deceased only as a woman from Belknap County and a man from Rockingham County, both over 60 years old.

The state on Monday reported 138 new COVID-19 cases, 2,717 active cases, and 86 patients hospitalized. All three of those indicators are down from the daily numbers over the past week.

NHPR Staff

N.H. Speaker wants SCOTUS review of case challenging in-person sessions

Update : Monday, April 26, 2 :50 p.m.

New Hampshire's House Speaker wants to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case involving a challenge to holding in-person legislative sessions during the coronavirus pandemic.

Seven Democratic lawmakers had sued Sherman Packard, a Republican, arguing that holding in-person sessions without a remote option violates the Americans with Disabilities Act and the state and federal constitutions.

A federal judge in Concord ruled in Packard's favor. But the Boston-based 1st Circuit Court of Appeals sent the case back to the judge with instructions to hold further proceedings. The attorney general's office is representing Packard and said Monday that it wants to pursue the matter with the Supreme Court if the case isn't reheard.

Kathy McCormack, AP

Two additional COVID fatalities in N.H.

Update : Sunday, April 25, 5 :02 p.m.

The state reported two additional COVID-19 deaths and 284 new cases Sunday.

There are 2,960 active infections statewide, and 91 residents are currently hospitalized for treatment. The Department of Health and Human Services says the state had an average of 336 cases per day over the past week.

New Hampshire has had 1,284 COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began. The two deaths announced Sunday were a woman from Grafton County and a man from Hillsborough County. Both residents were older than 60.

NHPR Staff

N.H. announces one additional COVID death

Saturday, April 24, 7 :01 p.m.

State health officials announced one additional COVID-19 death Saturday. The Department of Health and Human Services said a woman from Rockingham County, who was younger than 60, died due to the virus.

The state reported 334 new cases, 3,157 active infections, and 103 residents hospitalized on April 24.

Since the pandemic began, New Hampshire has recorded 1,282 COVID-19 deaths and confirmed 93,542 coronavirus cases.

NHPR Staff

N.H. racetrack hosts another mass vaccination

Update : Saturday, April 24, 8 :03 a.m.

Another mass vaccination clinic will be held at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday, but it is limited to those who had received their first doses there on March 27 and 28.

This weekend's clinic has been shortened to one day because many individuals decided to move their appointments to other locations closer to their homes, state officials said Friday.

All remaining appointments that had been scheduled for Sunday at the speedway have been rescheduled for Saturday.

The site will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Individuals are encouraged to login to the state's vaccination system to confirm their appointment times.

N.H. reports two additional deaths

Update : Friday, April 23, 5 :09 p.m.

State health officials announced two additional COVID-19 deaths Friday : a man from Strafford County and a woman from Sullivan County. Both residents were older than 60.

The state reported 377 new coronavirus cases, with 85 individuals younger than 18.

There are 108 patients hospitalized due to the virus and the state is monitoring 3,198 active infections statewide.

NHPR Staff

Courts gradually expanding operations

Update : Friday, April 23, 1 :01 p.m.

Courts in New Hampshire will be gradually expanding in-person operations to the public, starting with the state Supreme Court, which is allowing the public to its clerk's office and law library as of April 27.

In person oral arguments at the court will resume on May 5.

At the superior court, in-person hearings will be expanded. They will include suppression; contested pleas, sentencings, and violations of probation; drug court termination hearings; contested civil hearings; and bench trials.

The circuit court will resume in-person final hearings in domestic violence or stalking cases and in adjudicatory hearings in abuse and neglect cases.

AP

One more N.H. death, outbreak at Berlin prison accounts for 100 new infections

Update : Thursday, April 22, 3 :20 p.m.

State health officials reported one new COVID-19 death Thursday, bringing the state's total deaths to 1,274 since the start of the pandemic. 515 newly-identified infections were announced.

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According to state epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan, 100 of the new infections are connected to an outbreak at the federal prison in Berlin, one of two active institutional outbreaks in the state. The other outbreak is at the Coos County Nursing Home.

The daily average of new cases has stood at about 350 in the past week, which Chan says is part of a declining trend. The state is currently tracking 3.233 active cases of the coronavirus.

Dr. Beth Daly, who heads the state's Bureau of Infectious Disease Control, says that 28% of Granite Staters have been fully vaccinated, and 48% of the population has received at least one shot of the vaccine.

The state is planning a mass vaccination event this Saturday at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon.

NHPR Staff

2 additional deaths announced

Update : Wednesday, April 21, 5 :44 p.m.

Two more Granite Staters have died from coronavirus. The state on Wednesday announced that a woman from Belknap County and a man from Strafford County died. Both were over 60.

Health officials also reported 362 new COVID-19 cases, with 79 of them individuals under 18 years old. There are currently 3,090 active infections and 124 residents hospitalized.

Since the pandemic began, New Hampshire has recorded 1,273 COVID-19 deaths and confirmed more than 92,000 coronavirus cases.

NHPR Staff

Dartmouth launches COVID 'long-hauler' clinic

Update : Wednesday, April 21, 10 :19 a.m.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has started a post COVID-19 program for people feeling shortness of breath, fatigue and body aches, rapid heartbeat, memory issues and other symptoms more than three months after they became infected.

The center said in a news release Tuesday the program for so-called "long-haulers" is the first in northern New England.

AP

N.H. announces 1 additional COVID-19 death

Update : Tuesday, April 20, 5 :40 p.m.

State health officials announced one additional COVID-19 death on Tuesday.  A woman from Coos County, who was older than 60, died from complications with the virus.

The state also reported 285 new cases and 3,159 active infections statewide.

There are currently 129 residents hospitalized due to coronavirus. Of the new cases announced, 59 are people under age 18.

NHPR Staff

8 school districts still partially remote

Update : Tuesday, April 20, 10 :48 a.m.

Some New Hampshire schools have started their first full week of in-person instruction in more than a year, though waivers allowed eight districts to maintain at least partially remote schedules.

Gov. Chris Sununu had ordered all public K-12 schools to begin offering in-person education five days per week by Monday.

The Department of Education says a dozen districts requested waivers because of staffing shortages or other issues.

Eight waivers have been granted to the following districts or individual schools: Keene, Manchester, Milton, MicroSociety Academy, Mills Falls Charter School, The Monarch School, Kreiva Academy and the Birch Tree Center.

AP

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Dartmouth plans vaccination clinics

Update : Tuesday, April 20, 9 :59 a.m.

Dartmouth College plans to host vaccination clinics on campus now that the state has lifted its residency requirements for the COVID-19 vaccine.

As of Monday, anyone age 16 or older is eligible for the vaccine in New Hampshire regardless of where they live.

In a recent message to students, faculty and staff, Dartmouth officials said they plan to partner with the state to open vaccination clinics starting the week of May 3.

The college also is planning to increase access to campus facilities and ease travel restrictions on a rolling basis through the summer and into the fall.

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Out-of-staters now eligible for vaccines in New Hampshire

Update : Monday, April 19, 5 :05 p.m.

New Hampshire opened up vaccine eligibility for non-residents, like out-state college students, today.

Reshma Gigi is an international student from the United Arab Emerates, at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. She got her first vaccine shot today at an on-campus clinic.

"I would say it's very convenient to get it here, at UNH since I'm a student, rather than going back home, since I would not know when exactly I would be going back," she said.

Durham is currently seeing some of the highest rates of COVID-19 cases in the state, when adjusted for population.

Alli Fam

State announces 235 new infections

Update : Monday, April 19, 4 :00 p.m.

New Hampshire health officials reported 235 newly-identified COVID-19 infections Monday. No new deaths were reported.

Of the new cases, 58 patients are under the age of 18.

The state says that community transmission continues to occur in New Hampshire, and that most of the new cases are the result of either close contact with infected people or exposure during recent travel.

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State announces 4 new deaths, 308 new COVID infections

Update : Sunday, April 18, 6 :00 p.m.

State health officials announced the deaths of four Granite Staters Sunday, bringing the state's death toll from the coronavirus to 1,270 since the start of the pandemic.

The patients, who were all over 60 years old, were residents of Carroll, Hillsborough, and Rockingham counties.

The state also reported 308 newly-identified COVID-19 infections, including 59 in patients under 18 years old. There are currently 133 coronavirus hospitalizations in New Hampshire.

NHPR Staff

370 new COVID-19 cases; no new deaths

Update : Saturday, April 17, 4 :19 p.m.

New Hampshire reported 370 new COVID-19 infections and no additional deaths Saturday.

Of the new cases, 61 were residents under the age of 18.

The state announced 3,254 active infections and 127 people hospitalized with the virus. Since the pandemic began, New Hampshire has had 1,266 deaths and over 91,000 confirmed coronavirus cases.

NHPR Staff

Governor extends state of emergency

Update : Friday, April 16, 6 :19 p.m.

Gov. Chris Sununu issued his 90th executive order today, which is the 19th extension of the state of emergency he first issued March 13, 2020. Read the emergency order.

The governor said during his news conference Thursday that he anticipated many additional extensions of the emergency given the breadth of the pandemic and the federal response to coronavirus.

NHPR Staff

Two additional COVID-19 deaths as N.H. mask mandate expires

Update : Friday, April 16, 3 :41 p.m.

State health officials announced two additional COVID-19 deaths Friday. New Hampshire's death toll from coronavirus is now at 1,266.

The state also reported 423 new cases, 3,751 active infections, and 132 residents hospitalized due to the virus.

NHPR Staff

County Jails Hitting Pause On Vaccination Efforts

Update : Thursday, April 15, 6 :30 p.m.

Some county jails in New Hampshire are encountering challenges to vaccinating their general population.

Four county jails postponed their rollout this week after the state paused use of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine. That vaccine is preferred because it requires only one shot, as opposed to two with other vaccines.

Of those offering vaccines this week, the Cheshire County Jail, in Keene, says one fifth of its population signed up for vaccines. At the Merrimack County Jail, in Boscawen, that percentage is closer to a third.

Most county jails have already vaccinated the majority of their staffs.

Sarah Gibson

Statewide mask mandate expires tomorrow

Update : Thursday, April 15, 3 :25 p.m.

Governor Chris Sununu announced that he will not extend New Hampshire's statewide mask mandate. The mandate expires tomorrow, April 16.

At a press conference Thursday, Sununu said that private businesses, cities, towns, and organizations may continue to keep mask mandates in place.

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Three new COVID-19 deaths in New Hampshire

Update : Thursday, April 15, 3 :15 p.m.

Twenty-five percent of New Hampshire's residents have been fully vaccinated, according to an announcement by state health officials Thursday. According to Dr. Beth Daly, chief of the state's Bureau of Infectious Disease Control, approximately 885,000 vaccines doeses have been administered in the state. Forty-three percent of residents have received a first dose of the vaccine.

The state reported three new COVID-19 deaths, none associated with long-term care facilities. All three of the patients were older than 60, according to Dr. Daly. Since the start of the pandemic, 1,264 Granite Staters have died from the coronavirus.

The state also announced 552 newly-identified COVID-19 infections, bringing current cases being monitored by the state to 3,763.

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Dartmouth students must be vaccinated for fall term

Update : Thursday, April 15, 2 :51 p.m.

Officials at Dartmouth College say students will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the fall term.

Dartmouth Provost Joseph Helble made the announcement to the community on Wednesday. He says this is an important step for campus to return to normal operations.

“We are starting with students because they are members of a congregate living environment on our campus. They are living in closer quarters to one another, and we know through everything we've learned this past year, that that's one of the most critical areas for controlling the spread of the infection.”

Helble said students with medical and religious exemptions will be accommodated. As of now, the college is not requiring employees to be vaccinated, but is strongly encouraging it.

Currently, New Hampshire resident age 16 and older are eligible for the vaccine. On Monday, April 19 the state will lift the residency requirement, allowing out-of-state college students eligible.

A spokesperson for the University System of New Hampshire, which includes Keene State College, Plymouth State University and the University of New Hampshire said a decision about vaccinations for the fall has not been made, but USNH does “strongly encourage all students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated.”

All members of the UNH community can register to receive their first COVID-19 vaccine dose on Monday at the Whittmore Center.

State reports four more deaths, 412 new infections

Update : Wednesday, April 14, 4 :10 p.m.

Four more Granite Staters are known to have died from the coronavirus, state health officials announced Wednesday. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, one of the new deaths occurred in December 2020, and was just recently confirmed to be a result of COVID-19.

Since the start of the pandemic, 1,261 residents have died from the virus.

State health officials announced 412 newly-identified COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of cases being tracked by the state to 3,544. Of the new cases, 82 are individuals under the age of 19. (Scroll down to read about the uptick in COVID cases among young people in New Hampshire.) 118 residents are currently hospitalized.

According to today's report, community transmission continues to occur in New Hampshire, and most of the new cases are a result of close contact with people who were infected with the coronavirus.

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378 new infections reported in New Hampshire

Update : Tuesday, April 13, 6 :40 p.m.

State health officials reported 378 new COVID-19 infections Tuesday. No new deaths were announced.

Of the newly-identified infected patients, 89 are under the age of 18. (Scroll down to read news about rising case numbers in young New Hampshire residents.)

Coronavirus hospitalizations number 123 in New Hampshire. Since the start of the pandemic, 1,257 residents have died from the virus.

NHPR Staff

Latest Data Paints Mixed Picture Of N.H.'s Pandemic Economy

Update : Tuesday, April 13, 4 :50 p.m.

After peaking last April at more than 16 percent, New Hampshire's unemployment rate has steadily rebounded to near pre-COVID-19 levels.

New figures from the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security show that trend continued last month: March saw an unemployment rate of 3%. That’s just slightly above where the rate was before the pandemic emerged.

But the state actually lost jobs last month. And it’s total labor force -- both those with jobs and those looking -- also declined.

There are still about 12,000 fewer residents employed now than there were before the pandemic.

Todd Bookman

COVID-19 Cases Among Younger Residents Seeing Sharp Rise

Update : Tuesday, April 13, 4 :15 p.m.

People under the age of 30 now account for close to half of new COVID-19 cases in New Hampshire.

Cases among Granite Staters of nearly all age groups have increased over the past month, but the increase is particularly sharp among young people.

The state's average number of new daily cases is around 450. Of that, close to 100 daily are among residents in their twenties, and around 75 are in people between the ages of 10 and 19.

Health officials are seeing this trend across the country. The CDC says the rise in infections among young people, and the spread of new COVID-19 variants, are among several factors contributing to the spike in cases.

Sarah Gibson

N.H. Pauses Use Of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

Update : Tuesday, April 13, 10 :17 a.m.

Gov. Chris Sununu announced New Hampshire would pause use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after the CDC and FDA issued a recommendation earlier today, following reports of six people in the U.S. developing a rare disorder involving blood clots within two weeks after vaccination.

The announcement comes after a third mass vaccination clinic this past weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, which used the J&J vaccine. Sununu was among those getting the vaccine -- which is a one-dose vaccine, as opposed to Moderna and Pfizer, which require two doses.

The six reported cases were among more than 6.8 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine administered in the U.S.

Sununu says the news will not slow down vaccine distribution in New Hampshire, and that the state is working with partners, like Walmart, to ensure they have an alternative supply of Pfizer and Moderna for vaccinations scheduled today. Some Regional Public Health Networks were planning to use the J&J vaccine at clinics and to homebound residents.

No state-run vaccination sites are currently scheduled to hold clinics with the J&J vaccine.

The CDC has indicated that those who have received the J&J vaccine who develop severe headaches, abdominal pain, leg pain, or shortness of breath within three weeks after vaccination should contact their health care provider.

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Your Guide To Coronavirus Vaccines in New Hampshire

Nashua Vaccination Site Moves To Former Sears At Mall

Update : Tuesday, April 13, 9 :59 a.m.

The vaccination site at Nashua High School South has relocated to the Pheasant Lane Mall, inside the former Sears store there. The move took effect Monday.

The Sears is located at 310 Daniel Webster Highway.

The state says all appointments at the former high school location will be honored at the Pheasant Lane Mall site for the same date and time originally scheduled. Vaccine recipients do not need to change their appointments in the state’s VINI scheduling website.

Those who have scheduled appointments at the school will receive email and text notifications.

Questions about your appointment? The state number is 2-1-1, and the website is vaccines.nh.gov.

A handful of the state-run vaccination sites in New Hampshire are located in former stores at mall and shopping centers, including the former Sears at Steeplegate Mall in Concord, the former Lord & Taylor at the Rockingham Mall in Salem, the former Sears at the Mall at Fox Run in Newington, and the former JCPenney building in West Lebanon.

Dan Tuohy

New Hampshire Muslims observe second Ramadan during pandemic

Update : Monday, April 12, 5 :50 p.m.

The month of Ramadan begins this evening, and it's the second year that Muslims across New Hampshire have had to balance traditional observance and festivities with COVID safety.

Imam Mustafa Akaya is with the Islamic Society of Concord. He says that while his mosque is open, this year still feels far from normal.

One difference is not eating together after sunset.

“We call it Iftar, like breaking the fast, all together, and that’s one of the activities we used to do in Ramadan, so were not gonna do any.all together coming, we're just gonna come for special, like for our prayers, and then we leave right after.”

Akaya says many regular mosque-goers haven't been by for more than a year. But, as vaccination rates climb, he says more and more people have been returning in person.

Alli Fam

New infections reported, hospitalizations tick upward

Update : Monday, April 12, 4 :10 p.m.

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services announced 380 new COVID-19 infections Monday. No new deaths were announced.

Reported hospitalizations increased by more than ten percent over Sunday's numbers; 118 residents are currently hospitalized with the coronavirus.

Since the start of the pandemic, 89,220 Granite Staters have contracted the virus. 1,257 residents have died.

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Another New Hampshire COVID death

Update : Sunday, April 11, 6 :10 p.m.

State health officials announced another coronavirus death in New Hampshire Sunday. The patient was a female resident of Rockingham County. Since the start of the pandemic, 1,257 Granite Staters have died from the virus.

415 new COVID-19 infections were reported. Health officials say 107 residents are hospitalized with the virus.

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N.H. has conducted over 673,000 PCR tests

Update : Saturday, April 10, 5 :39 p.m.

As New Hampshire continues to expand COVID-19 vaccinations, with new locations and participating pharmacies, the state is seeing another bump in the statistics. On Saturday, the state announced three additional deaths, one of whom was younger than 60, and reported 471 new cases.

There are 110 patients currently receiving treatment at hospitals due to the virus. There are 3,689 active infections.

Since the start of the pandemic, the state has recorded 1,256 COVID-19 deaths and diagnosed 88,446 cases. As vaccinations continue - including a third mass site at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend - the state's testing numbers have now exceeded 673,000 for the PCR test, and 39,000 for the antibody lab test.

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N.H. has 2 more deaths; new cases rising again

Update : Friday, April 9, 5 :59 p.m.

State health officials on Friday announced two additional COVID-19 deaths, one of which occurred in December, and was recently linked to coronavirus.

The state also reported 552 new cases, with 123 of those being residents under the age of 18. Cases are on the rise over the past two weeks.

There are currently 100 people hospitalized due to the virus, and 3,697 active infections.

Since the pandemic began, New Hampshire has recorded 1,253 COVID-19 deaths and confirmed more than 87,000 cases.

NHPR Staff

Governor to get vaccinated Saturday in Loudon

Update : Friday, April 8, 1 :49 p.m.

Gov. Chris Sununu is due to receive his COVID-19 vaccination Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon.

The speedway this weekend is serving again as a mass vaccination site for the state. It is by appointment only.

Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Shibinette and Dr. Beth Daly, chief of the Bureau of Infectious Disease Control, are also scheduled to receive their vaccination shots Saturday at approximately noon.

NHPR Staff

All in N.H. resident or not, will soon be eligible for vaccine here

Update : Thursday, April 8, 3 :21 p.m.

Gov. Chris Sununu announced today that everyone 16 and older in New Hampshire, regardless of residency, will be eligible to register and get the COVID-19 vaccine starting April 19.

That means, among others, out-of-state college students and second-home owners will be allowed to get vaccinated - which college towns in the state have called for, while Sununu said residents must first have a chance to get their vaccine.

Sununu made the announcement as state health officials reported a big increase -- over 200,000 residents -- registering for the vaccine since last week.

Dr. Beth Daly, chief of the Bureau of Infectious Disease Control, says around 60% of those 16 and older in New Hampshire have made the choice to get vaccinated.

Daly said the state has administered 754,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, and 20% of the state is now fully vaccinated.

Daly reports that New Hampshire has around 100 different vaccination sites, including 86 pharmacy locations -- another 41 pharmacies will begin to offer the vaccine in the next week or so -- appointments must be scheduled through VINI (vaccines.nh.gov).

The vaccine update comes as New Hampshire continues to see an uptick in new cases.

Dr. Benjamin Chan, state epidemiologist, said the state recorded 515 new cases Thursday, and is now averaging over 400 new cases a day over the past week. The test positivity rate is also creeping up, now at 5.0%, and the state is tracking 3,585 active infections, he said.

The state announced one additional death, a resident not associated with a long-term care facility. "Hospitalizations are starting to increase," Chan said, "and there are 102 people statewide now hospitalized with COVID-19, which is also an increase from last week."

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Additional J&J vaccine shots, spots available

Update : Thursday, April 8, 11 :59 p.m.

For those hoping to get the single shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine this weekend, the state says that Sunday appointments are available in Concord, Newington and Salem.

The appointments are available through VINI, the state's online vaccine scheduling system.

The mass vaccination site at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon is also offering the Johnson and Johnson vaccine this weekend, however that site is already fully booked.

Alli Fam

1 Additional Death; 96 Residents Hospitalized

Update : Wednesday, April 7, 6 :59 p.m.

Another resident has died from the coronavirus. State health officials announced tonight that a man from Rockingham County, who was older than 60, died from the virus.

New Hampshire has recorded 1,250 COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began.

The state also reported 434 new cases and 3,387 active infections. There are currently 96 residents hospitalized due to the virus.

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As COVID Variants Spread, State Prepares To Ramp Up Testing

Update : Wednesday, April 7, 6 :15 p.m.

As the CDC says that a COVID variant is now the most common strain circulating in the country, New Hampshire health officials say they are ramping up variant testing.

In the week ending on March 31st, over 500 positive cases in New Hampshire received the testing, a process called genetic sequencing.

State Epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan says that although the B.1.1.7 variant is still a minority of cases here, he expects it to follow national trends.

“As we see an increasing proportion of some of these variants of concern, we expect that the virus may be more difficult to control,” he said.

At the same time, Chan says we already know what works to reduce the spread of COVID-19, and that still applies for the variants: wearing masks, social distancing, getting vaccinated.

Alli Fam

Hassan highlights funding to combat pandemic scammers

Update : Wednesday, April 7, 10 :59 a.m.

U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan says New Hampshire residents have lost more than $950,000 to pandemic-related fraud, identity theft and other scams, and she's pushing federal officials to do more to stop it.

Hassan, a Democrat, wrote to the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday.

She asked how it plans to use $30.4 million in pandemic relief funding to combat scammers she called "a danger to the health and financial security of Americans."

She says the commission has received more than 425,000 reports of such scams, including 1,461 from New Hampshire.

State reports 404 new COVID infections

Update : Tuesday, April 6, 6 :35 p.m.

New Hampshire health officials announced 404 newly-identified COVID-19 infections Tuesday, including 85 patients under the age of 18. No new deaths were reported.

The state is currently monitoring 3,313 active cases of the coronavirus, and 94 patients are hospitalized.

NHPR Staff

Sununu predicts vaccine cards could lead to problems

Update : Tuesday, April 6, 6 :00 p.m.

Sununu said he wants as many people to get vaccinated as possible but ultimately sees the matter as one of individual choice. He predicted forcing people to prove their COVID-19 vaccine status would mostly lead to problems.

"At the end of the day, these passports, carrying your card around, to prove that you've been vaccinated, I think you are asking for a lot of problems there, with an experimental vaccine at that," Sununu said. "It's just ripe with - you are going to get pushback from not just the Republicans or the Democrats:, from everybody."

But, Sununu added that despite his own concerns over vaccine cards, he believes private businesses could be within their rights to require workers or customers prove they'd received a COVID-19 vaccination.

Josh Rogers

UNH cancels final football games

Update : Tuesday, April 6, 6 p.m.

The University of New Hampshire Football team is canceling the final two games of its spring season due to COVID-19 cases within the program.

UNH has had to cancel its three previous games due to positive tests. The school played just a single game of what was supposed to be a six-game season.

The team plans to resume its normal football schedule this fall.

Todd Bookman

DHHS reports outbreak at college in Warner

Update : Tuesday, April 6, 1 :50 p.m.

State health officials are alerting those who attended events at Magdalen College in Warner of potential exposure to COVID-19.

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The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services has identified an outbreak associated with events that were open to the public at the school between Sunday, March 21, and Easter Sunday. At least sixteen cases have been associated with the outbreak.

The campus is currently closed to the public.

The agency is notifying those known to have close contacts, but is urging anyone who participated in or attended events at Magdalen College during those dates to seek testing.

Rick Ganley

New Hampshire ranks first in using up vaccine supply

Update : Tuesday, April 6, 1 :00 p.m.

New Hampshire is first in the nation for making use of its COVID-19 vaccine supply, an improvement over lagging performance compared to other states earlier this year.

As of Monday, New Hampshire administered about 95 percent of its available vaccine doses, according to federal data.

New Hampshire also leads the nation in getting at least one shot into residents’ arms. About 42 percent of Granite Staters have received at least one dose, which is ahead of every other state.

New Hampshire falls farther behind, however, on completing all recommended vaccine doses. Only about 20 percent of people have been fully vaccinated, putting us behind about half of states, including the rest of New England.

Casey McDermott

Staffer to Governor Sununu tests positive

Update : Tuesday, April 6, 8 :17 a.m.

A staff member in Gov. Chris Sununu's office has tested positive for the coronavirus.

The governor's office says the person is in self-quarantine and has not been in the office since Thursday. The person had minor symptoms over the weekend, and had the test conducted.

One close contact to the employee is currently quarantining. Contact tracing is underway for any possible close contacts to the person within 48 hours prior to their symptoms, the governor's office said Monday night.

The governor's office says this is the second confirmed case of COVID-19 within the office - the first was Dec. 7, 2020.

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State reports 289 new COVID-19 infections

Update : Monday, April 5, 4 :55 p.m.

State health officials reported 289 newly-identified COVID-19 infections Monday. No new deaths were reported.

Of the new cases, 45 patients are under 18 years old.

According to officials, community-based transmission is still occuring in all ten New Hampshire counties. Eighty-three Granite Staters are hospitalized with the virus. Since the start of the pandemic, 1,249 residents have died from the coronavirus. There are currently 3,287 current cases of COVID-19.

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Another mass vaccination at Loudon speedway

Update : Monday, April 5, 4 :45 p.m.

The state will host its third mass vaccination site at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon this weekend. The clinic is not open to walk-ins, but appointments are available on VINI, the state's online COVID vaccine registration system.

The state hopes to vaccinate twelve thousand Granite Staters at the clinic using the single-shot Johnson and Johnson vaccine.

Two previous mass clinics were held at the outdoor racetrack earlier this spring.

Alli Fam

Two additional deaths announced in New Hampshire

Update : Sunday, April 4, 9 :20 p.m.

New Hampshire's Department of Health and Human Services announced 414 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday, and two additonal deaths.

The state's death toll from the coronavirus stands at 1,249. There are 87 residents currently hospitalized with the virus.

NHPR Staff

2 more COVID deaths; 440 new infections

Update : Saturday, April 3, 5 :59 p.m.

State health officials announced two additional COVID-19 deaths Saturday. There have been 1,247 coronavirus deaths in New Hampshire to date.

The state reported 440 new cases, 3,681 active infections, and 85 residents hospitalized due to the virus.

Since the pandemic began, the state has confirmed 85,448 coronavirus cases.

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N.H. surveyed schools about return before mandate

Update : Saturday, April 3, 9 :59 a.m.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu's mandate that all K-12 schools return to full-time, in-person learning by April 19 caught administrators and teachers off guard, though many schools were already on track to meet that deadline.

Among the two-thirds of schools that responded to a recent Department of Education survey, 60% began offering in-person instruction five days a week to all students who wanted it before April 1.

Sununu Says All Schools Must Reopen Later This Month

Among the rest, 16% planned to reach that goal by April 19, and another 20% had planned to get there by May 3.

Critics of Sununu's announcement Thursday noted that many teachers won't be fully vaccinated by April 19.

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DHHS reports 410 new infections

Update : Friday, April 2, 5 :18 p.m.

State health officials reported 410 new cases of COVID-19 in New Hampshire today.

That marks the fifth straight day of 400 or more new cases, and continues the trend of steady increases in infections in the state.

Eighty-five people are hospitalized in the state from the virus. That's the single highest daily number in nearly a month.

No new deaths from the coronavirus were reported Friday.

All residents aged 16 and older are now eligible to register for a COVID-19 vaccine in the state.

NHPR Staff

17 percent of N.H. is fully vaccinated

Update : Friday, April 2, 4 :31 p.m.

With anyone 16 and older now eligible, New Hampshire continued to see large numbers of residents using the state’s website to sign up to receive COVID-19 vaccinations.

Gov. Chris Sununu said the state saw nearly 150,000 vaccination appointments in a single week.

More than 450,000 first doses have been administered, and 227,000 residents, or 17% of the state, are now fully vaccinated, according to Sununu.

“The light at the end of the tunnel is well within sight,” he said. “The COVID-19 vaccine is our shot to get back to normal, and we encourage all Granite Staters to do their part and sign up for an appointment today.

Sununu has signed up for his shot, which he is scheduled to get next week.

Dan Tuohy

Rising cases part of what Sununu calls spring surge

Update : Thursday, April 1, 3 :19 p.m.

The state epidemiologist announced seven additional COVID-19 deaths today. None were associated with a long-term care facility, said Dr. Benjamin Chan.

Chan reports 433 new cases, 81 current hospitalizations, and 3,287 residents with active infection.

The latest figures come as New Hampshire further expands the eligibility for vaccines. Starting tomorrow, April 2, everyone 16 and older in New Hampshire can schedule an appointment for a vaccine shot.

New Hampshire will be expanding the number of vaccination locations, says Dr. Beth Daly, chief of the state’s Bureau of Infectious Disease Control. Besides the state’s sites, there are 45 different pharmacy locations, she notes.

Lori Shibinette, commissioner of the state Department of Health and Human Services, says the state is closing a known outbreak at the Bedford Nursing and Rehab Center. She announced three new outbreaks: Coos County Nursing Home in Berlin, Northern N.H. Correctional Facility in Berlin, and Rockingham County House of Corrections in Brentwood.

Gov. Chris Sununu announced today that, effective April 19, all K-12 schools will be required to return to in-person class five days a week.

Asked about whether the state would allow out-of-state college students to signup for a vaccine, Sununu said New Hampshire will not take that step. “I don’t know of any states that are currently vaccinating out-of-state college students,” Sununu says.

College towns urge state, Sununu to devise plan to vaccinate all college students

Update : Thursday, April 1, 2 p.m.

Administrators of towns and cities that are home to colleges and universities have sent Gov. Chris Sununu a letter requesting the state devise a plan to provide COVID-19 vaccines to out-of-state college students.

Read the letter here.

The communities represented are Durham, Hanover, Henniker, Keene, Manchester, Nashua, New London, and Plymouth. "Any effort we can make to vaccinate all of our local population, including college/university students - who live, work, and participate in the economies of communities around the state - will be a benefit to New Hampshire and all of our residents," the letter reads.

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