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State: 11 New COVID-19 Deaths, 207 Hospitalized
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16 nursing homes and jails in outbreak status.
Sununu Warns Pandemic Could Be Worse Than Last Winter
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“This winter could be tough,” Sununu warned Wednesday at a press conference, saying he expects the pandemic might be worse than last winter.
Health & Mental Health
Ist Circuit Court Allows Emergency Room Boarding Case To Continue
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CONCORD — A federal appeals court sided with patients in mental health crises held against their will in hospital emergency rooms and allowed a federal class action lawsuit to go forward.
Chris Sununu
Council OKs $15M To Buy Hampstead Hospital, Accepts $4.7M For Vaccine Help
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The Executive Council unanimously approved $15 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to purchase Hampstead Hospital, calling it the quickest fix and the best deal to address the emergency room boarding crisis for children in need of residential mental health care.
Business & Economy
Natural Gas Issues Could Impact New England This Winter
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Federal energy regulators predict natural gas may be in short supply for New England this winter.
Feature
Op-Ed: Stevens and Other GOP Councilors Hurt Women and Pandemic Response
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One of the five Executive Councilors, Janet Stevens, voted on September 15, 2021, with the three Republican men to strip funding from Planned Parenthood and other organizations that count on this money to offer gender-based cancer screenings, testing for sexually transmitted diseases and other routine health care services. Planned Parenthood provides these services during 14,000 visits per year to NH citizens.
COVID
Report: SAU 16 Pandemic Prom Vaccine Marks a ‘Disturbing Failure’
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“The fact that supervising SAU 16 staff did not stop the contact tracing procedure, despite having acknowledged receiving the email from the Superintendent informing all staff that they were not to ask students about their vaccine status, is a very disturbing failure to protect students,” the statement reads.
COVID
State Reports COVID-19 Hospitalizations on the Rise and Its Data Incomplete
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Please note, due to an issue with the surveillance system healthcare providers use to notify DHHS of new cases, data from October 23-24 is incomplete. We are working to address the issue and will release complete COVID-19 data once it has been resolved.
Provenza Report at Issue in Federal Lawsuit
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CONCORD — Lawyers for the woman who claims she was assaulted by former Canaan Police Officer Samuel Provenza say they need the town’s report from the independent investigation released before they can go to mediation.