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NHPR is continuing to cover the developing story around coronavirus in New Hampshire. Bookmark this page for the latest updates, including case numbers and
N.H. case numbers remain low
Update: Wednesday, June 9, 3:51 p.m.
State health officials reported 57 new coronavirus cases today, and an average of 50 new cases per day over the past week, a 9% decrease from the previous seven-day period.
There are 328 active infections statewide, and 29 people hospitalized due to the virus.
No new deaths were reported for the second day in a row. Since the pandemic began, the state has recorded 1,357 COVID-19 deaths, and 62% of the fatalities were residents over 80, according to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services.
- NHPR Staff
Update: Wednesday, June 9, 9:01 a.m.
New Hampshire s congressional delegation says the state is getting more than $24.5 million in health-related COVID-19 funds to assist medically underserved communities.
Sununu willing to trade vaccines for border reopening
Update: Thursday, June 3, 5:40 p.m.
With the summer tourism season fast approaching, Governor Chris Sununu says he’s been in talks with Canadian officials and other local governors about reopening the border. The decision is ultimately up to the governments of both countries, not local officials.
Sununu says he’s willing to share the state’s COVID-19 vaccine supply with Canada if it will help speed the border opening.
He said, “So if the Federal government and I’ve made this plea to Washington, we’re waiting to hear from the president, can we give our vaccine to Canada? Will that help open the border?”
The cooperative at Seabrook Harbor grossed more revenue in 2020 than 2019, according to president Jim Titone.
Titone said he received a $270,000 grant through the state’s Main Street Relief Fund, via the Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery (GOFERR), which distributed federal CARES Act funds. He said he is concerned the cooperative will have to return the grant partially or in full, because on paper, it appears as though they were more prosperous, despite the pandemic, even though many of the facilities and equipment are at least 30 years old and are due for replacement.
Titone said the pandemic closed a number of wholesale fisheries in New England and many new fishermen joined Yankee Fishermen’s Cooperative. He said because of space limitations at the cooperative, lobsterman would have to rotate the crates through the existing lobster tank to keep them fresh. He said he had to hire additional repairmen, truck drivers and other workers during the pandemic to k