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1 additional death, 293 new cases
Update: Saturday, May 1, 3:01 p.m.
One additional COVID-19 death was announced Saturday. A man from Strafford County, who was older than 60, died, the state Department of Health and Human Services said.
The fatality brings the overall coronavirus death total in New Hampshire to 1,304.
The state also reported 293 new cases, 2,459 active infections statewide, and 84 people hospitalized due to the virus.
-NHPR Staff N.H. state workers to return to offices by May 10
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu says state government employees who have been working from home during the coronavirus pandemic will be back in their offices by May 10.
Senators ask for Treasury guidance on COVID relief funds
Update: Friday, April 30, 2:29 p.m.
U.S. Sens. Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are requesting that the Treasury Department provides guidance to states on uses of funds provided by the American Rescue Plan during the coronavirus pandemic.
The plan provided $350 billion in emergency relief to state and local governments that have been on the front-lines during the COVID-19 crisis. The senators wrote a letter Friday to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.
They said impending budget deadlines, New Hampshire and other states require prompt guidance from Treasury regarding the eligible uses of state and local relief funds.
As COVID cases rose at jail, county officials gave praise
Hillsborough County s jail inspection reports, filed with the New Hampshire Attorney General s office, have looked essentially identical for years. Composite
A post outside the Valley Street Jail in Manchester. Emily Corwin / NHPR
Published: 4/30/2021 5:13:28 PM
When Hillsborough County Commissioner Toni Pappas toured the Valley Street Jail in Manchester last December, as she and fellow commissioners are required to do at least twice a year, she didn’t appear to find any cause for concern.
“I have found the condition of the facility, the security of the inmates, and the management to be in order,” Pappas wrote in an inspection report filed with the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. “The inmates are being cared for pursuant to [state law], and are appropriately supervised by trained correctional staff.”
New Hampshire reports 2 additional COVID deaths
Update: Friday, April 30, 5:09 p.m.
State health officials on Friday announced two additional COVID-19 deaths: two men from Rockingham County, both older than 60.
The state reported 264 new cases, 2,514 active infections, and 94 people hospitalized due to the coronavirus.
New Hampshire s COVID death toll increased to 1,303. More than 94,000 cases have been confirmed since the pandemic began.
- NHPR Staff
Update: Friday, April 30, 2:29 p.m.
U.S. Sens. Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire are requesting that the Treasury Department provides guidance to states on uses of funds provided by the American Rescue Plan during the coronavirus pandemic.