NH avoided upfront costs for virus gear, spent half locally
By HOLLY RAMERDecember 19, 2020 GMT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire ordered $78 million worth of personal protective equipment and medical devices in the first several months of the coronavirus pandemic, with half the money going to 11 companies within the state, according to an analysis of state purchasing data by The Associated Press.
The AP tallied more than $7 billion in coronavirus purchases by states of protective gear and high-demand devices such as ventilators and infrared thermometers from the emergence of COVID-19 in the U.S. in early 2020 to the start of summer.