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LIVE BLOG - CORONAVIRUS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: 624 new COVID-19 cases, four new outbreaks announced Update: Tuesday, Dec. 22, 3:45 p.m. New Hampshire health officials announced 624 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, and no new patient deaths. According to state epidemiologist Dr. Benjamin Chan, New Hampshires test positivity rate is holding steady at around 9.1%.  Current active cases in New Hampshire number 6,485, with 297 patients hospitalized with the virus. So far, 656 residents have di...

LIVE BLOG - CORONAVIRUS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: Twenty-four thousand doses of Moderna vaccine arriving tomorrow Update: Monday, Dec. 21, 5:55 p.m. The state of New Hampshire is expecting to receive over twenty-four thousand doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine tomorrow (Tuesday). Moderna’s vaccine, which is being partially produced in Portsmouth, was recently approved for emergency use by the FDA. New Hampshire also received close to 9,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine Monday, fewer than or...

LIVE BLOG - CORONAVIRUS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: N.H. announces 12 additional COVID-19 deaths Update: Saturday, Dec. 19, 5:26 p.m. Twelve additional residents have died due to the coronavirus, state health officials announced Saturday.  The state reported 676 new infections and 6,725 active cases statewide. There are 258 people hospitalized with the virus. The results reported Saturday include new results confirmed for previous days: 38 on Dec. 14, 189 on Dec. 15, 134 on Dec. 16, 153 on Dec. 1...

Update: Saturday, Dec. 19, 5:26 p.m. Twelve additional residents have died due to the coronavirus, state health officials announced Saturday.  The state reported 676 new infections and 6,725 active cases statewide. There are 258 people hospitalized with the virus. The results reported Saturday include new results confirmed for previous days: 38 on Dec. 14, 189 on Dec. 15, 134 on Dec. 16, 153 on Dec. 17, and 162 on Dec. 18. Since the pandemic began, New Hampshire has recorded 650 COVID-19 death...

LIVE BLOG - CORONAVIRUS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: Currier Museum to temporarily close U pdate: Saturday, Dec. 19, 12:41 p.m. The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester is closing after this weekend due to the coronavirus pandemic. The museum will stay closed until at least mid January in hopes of slowing the spread of the disease. The Currier will remain accessible digitally, and work to expand its virtual reach this winter. It will still be celebrating the New Year with its family-friendly "Noon Y...

LIVE BLOG - CORONAVIRUS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: 4 more deaths, 872 new COVID-19 cases in New Hampshire Update: Thursday, Dec. 17, 3:20 p.m. State health officials announced four more deaths of New Hampshire residents as a result of COVID-19 Thursday, bringing the states total deaths to 629 since the start of the pandemic. Three of the deaths were associated with outbreaks at long-term care facilities. The state also announced 872 newly-identified coronavirus infections. In the past week, New H...

LIVE BLOG - CORONAVIRUS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: COVID Cases Continue To Rise At State Mens Prison Update: Wednesday, Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m. The state men’s prison in Concord is continuing to see more COVID-19 cases on a daily basis. There are currently 40 staff who have tested positive for COVID-19. Thats up from 16 staff cases a week ago. Over 140 inmates are now positive for COVID-19, up from 28 cases just last week. No one has died from COVID in the facility, the state says. Officials say the...

LIVE BLOG - CORONAVIRUS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: State reports 670 new cases - no new deaths Update: Tuesday, Dec. 15, 6:21 p.m. State health officials announced 670 new coronavirus cases Tuesday night. No additional deaths were reported - the current COVID-19 death toll is 604. The daily PCR positivity test rate was 6.2%, according to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. The results reported Tuesday included 81 new cases for Dec. 10, 91 for Dec. 11, 1 for Dec. 12, 111 for...

LIVE BLOG - CORONAVIRUS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: Increase in applicants for home heating help Update: Tuesday, Dec. 15, 4:19 p.m. There is greater interest in winter home heating assistance amid the coronavirus pandemic. New Hampshire’s community action agencies say they’re seeing more first-time applicants for the assistance.  Betsey Andrews Parker leads the Strafford County CAP. She spoke on a panel with Congressman Chris Pappas on Tuesday about expiring federal aid programs that have le...

LIVE BLOG - CORONAVIRUS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: Front-line health workers get vaccine Update: Tuesday, Dec. 15, 11:09 a.m. Front-line health workers were among the first people in New Hampshire to get their COVID-19 vaccine at Elliot Hospital in Manchester this morning. The first doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in New Hampshire on Monday. Temperatures were in the 20s, but five health care workers braved the cold to get their shots outdoors. Some said they did it because they wanted to show...