Health & Mental Health
State Announces 28 New COVID-19 Deaths, 556 New Cases, 391 Hospitalizations Tuesday
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The state announced 28 new COVID-19 deaths, 556 new cases and 391 hospitalizations on Tuesday.
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The state announced 28 new COVID-19 deaths, 556 new cases and 391 hospitalizations on Tuesday.
There are currently 397 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire, since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 194,470 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.
CONCORD – Facing some of the worst statistics during the pandemic with hospitalizations straining capacity and federal emergency resources being drawn here, Gov. Chris Sununu announced measures Wednesday to counter COVID-19 to bring numbers down including more in-home tests and new fixed vaccination sites.
There are currently 400 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire, since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 188,644 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.
Three reproductive clinics that provide 80 percent of the state’s contraceptive services for more than 10,000 women, many of modest means, had their two-year contracts rejected by the state’s Executive Council along partisan lines Wednesday.
There are currently 437 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire, since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 187,340 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.
Answering the question on many minds, whether it is safe to gather for the holidays with families and friends during this surge, Biden answered, “Yes you can if you and those you celebrate with area vaccinated. Particularly if you have gotten your booster shot.”
On Wednesday, December 22, contracts for family planning providers will be considered at New Hampshire’s Executive Council meeting (#41C), including for three reproductive health providers whose contracts were rejected in September – Planned Parenthood of Northern New England; Equality Health Center; and Lovering Health Center.
On the day the state announced for the first time that a New Hampshire child too young to be vaccinated died in September from COVID-19, the state Department of Health and Human Services and Gov. Chris Sununu’s spokesman didn’t respond to most questions from InDepthNH.org.