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Two more House members have tested positive for COVID-19 and believe they were infected at sessions at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Manchester last week, bringing the known total to at least five.
There are currently 415 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire, since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 229,373 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.
With the number of new COVID-19 cases doubling in a week to about 2,500 a day across the state, Gov. Chris Sununu announced that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is now the dominant strain and said hospitalizations will likely continue to be very high for the next two months.
There are currently 389 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire, since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 226,132 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.
State Rep. Chuck Grassie, D-Rochester, said he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is certain he contracted it during the House sessions last week at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Manchester.
U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan, D-NH, questioned top administration officials Tuesday, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, on New Hampshire’s inaccurate vaccination data, the need for additional personnel and support from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in New Hampshire, and how the administration is monitoring the effectiveness of COVID-19 treatments against the new variant.
With temperatures expected in the single digits and a real feel of -20 degrees, the outdoor testing sites in Claremont, Manchester, Nashua and Newington will be closed out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of staff and patients.
· EXETER: Exeter High School, 1 Blue Hawk Drive, will open to walk-ins at noon.
· NORTH HAVERHILL: Horse Meadow Senior Center, 91 Horse Meadow Road, will open to walk-ins at 11 a.m.
· WEST LEBANON: Former JCPenney, 250 N Plainfield Road Unit 202, will open to walk-ins at 1 p.m.
The clinics are for ages 16 and older and are open until 4 p.m.
There are currently 366 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire, since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 214,572 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.