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CONCORD, NH – On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, DHHS announced 285 new positive test results for COVID-19, for a current PCR test positivity rate of 2.9%. Today’s results include 165 people who tested positive by PCR test and 120 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 3,159 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire.
Several cases are still under investigation. Additional information from ongoing investigations will be incorporated into future COVID-19 updates. Of those with complete information, there are 59 individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 47% being female and 53% being male. The new cases reside in Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (51), Rockingham (50), Strafford (40), Merrimack (21), Grafton (16), Belknap (15), Carroll (15), Cheshire (9), Coos (8), and Sullivan (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (31) and Nashua (9). The county of residence is bei
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A $32 million settlement in a class-action suit filed by six New Hampshire residents with psychiatric disabilities against the state is a milestone case for New Hampshire, according to local interested parties who have been following it.
“I think it’s a positive outcome for the citizens, shoring up services that are more humane and less costly than institutionalized care, and I think that’s good for the people of the state,” said Phillip Wyzik, CEO of Monadnock Family Services, which provides mental health services for the Monadnock area.
Advocates Building Lasting Equality in New Hampshire President Linda Quintanilha of Bennington concurs.
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House lawmakers mull whether federal aid could be used for new psychiatric facility
Efforts to build new facility have stalled Share Updated: 7:10 PM EDT Apr 12, 2021
Efforts to build new facility have stalled Share Updated: 7:10 PM EDT Apr 12, 2021
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Show Transcript LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON A LONG-STANDING PROBLEM. FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS TRIED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET ITS SECURE PSYCHIATRIC UNIT OUT OF THE STATE PRISON WHERE MANY BELIEVE IT DOES NOT BELONG BUT EFFORTS TO CONSTRUCT A NEW FACILITY HAVE STALLED AND HOUSE LAWMAKERS REMOVED FROM THE STATE BUDGET 17.5 MILLION DOLLARS FOR A 60-BED FACILITY PROPOSED BY GOVERNOR CHRIS SUNUNU WE DELETED IT WITHOUT ANY PREJUDICE. WE DIDN’T WE DIDN’T THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA. WE DIDN’T THINK IT WAS A BAD IDEA. WE JUST THOUGHT IT WAS AN IDEA THAT WE DIDN’T KNOW. ABOUT WELL, THE BUDGET IS NOW IN SENATE HANDS. SOME STATE REPS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A MIDDLE WAY THAT WILL