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Stories about the ongoing Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and how it’s impacting New Hampshire.
The closure of five part-time Planned Parenthood of Northern New England health centers, including one in Claremont, and whether the Executive Council is responsible for the loss of access to rural reproductive health care were debated between Gov. Chris Sununu and Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington at Wednesday’s meeting.
On Wednesday, DHHS’s press release reported 608 new COVID-19 cases, 1 new death and 24 hospitalizations.
NH DHHS is reporting different numbers for COVID-19 hospitalizations than the New Hampshire Hospital Association website.
DHHS is reporting different numbers for COVID-19 hospitalizations than the New Hampshire Hospital Association website.
The state Department of Health and Human Services continues to lead its daily COVID-19 press releases (see below) with the number of total new cases even though Gov. Chris Sununu recently chided reporters for reporting the statistic saying it is vastly underreported because of home testing.
The state Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 statistics differ from the New Hampshire Hospital Association’s.
State Statistics differ from NH Hospital Association figures.
On Friday, the state reported 23 COVID-19 hospitalizations. The NHHA website reported 93 total confirmed cases in the state’s hospitals, with 26 patients being treated specifically with COVID-19 medications.
There are currently 14 hospitalized patients being treated for COVID-19. In New Hampshire, since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 306,369 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.