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State governments across New England are preparing to distribute coronavirus vaccines as cases of the deadly virus continue to spike in the region and beyond.

School superintendents test positive for COVID Graduating senior Richard Demmons receives his diploma during Franklin High School graduation on Friday evening, June 12, 2020. ANN GEHAN By Staff and Wire reports Published: 12/11/2020 3:18:09 PM Franklin schools are in remote learning this week, after the district superintendent tested positive for COVID-19. Superintendent Dan LeGallo announced his own positive case in a letter to the school community on Tuesday. LeGallo wrote that he took a COVID test on Saturday evening, after experiencing a minor sore throat. “The contact tracing will ta...

UpdatedThu, Dec 10, 2020 at 9:37 pm ET Replies(10) Gov. Chris Sununu, moved by the death of his friend, House Speaker Dick Hinch, said all Granite Staters need to take the coronavirus seriously. (Tony Schinella/Patch) CONCORD, NH — Hours after the release of autopsy information that showed that a prominent state political figure had died from COVID-19, New Hampshire's governor warned the public of the need to stay focused on fighting the spread of coronavirus. Gov. Chris Sununu called the death of House Speaker Dick Hinch, a Republican state representative from Merrimack, shocking, and co...

New Hampshire will have a familiar face at the helm of distribution of its COVID-19 vaccines when they arrive in the Granite State as early as this coming Monday.

Thirteen of the new deaths came in long-term care facilities, which have accounted for about 81% of all deaths in the state.