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N.H. has 2 more deaths; new cases rising again
Update: Friday, April 9, 5:59 p.m.
State health officials on Friday announced two additional COVID-19 deaths, one of which occurred in December, and was recently linked to coronavirus.
The state also reported 552 new cases, with 123 of those being residents under the age of 18. Cases are on the rise over the past two weeks.
There are currently 100 people hospitalized due to the virus, and 3,697 active infections.
Since the pandemic began, New Hampshire has recorded 1,253 COVID-19 deaths and confirmed more than 87,000 cases.
- NHPR Staff
Update: Friday, April 8, 1:49 p.m.
Gov. Chris Sununu is due to receive his COVID-19 vaccination Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon.
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All in N.H., resident or not, will soon be eligible for vaccine here
Update: Thursday, April 8, 3:21 p.m.
Gov. Chris Sununu announced today that everyone 16 and older in New Hampshire, regardless of residency, will be eligible to register and get the COVID-19 vaccine starting April 19.
That means, among others, out-of-state college students and second-home owners will be allowed to get vaccinated - which college towns in the state have called for, while Sununu said residents must first have a chance to get their vaccine.
Sununu made the announcement as state health officials reported a big increase over 200,000 residents registering for the vaccine since last week.
Governor to get vaccinated Saturday in Loudon Update: Friday, April 8, 1:49 p.m.
Gov. Chris Sununu is due to receive his COVID-19 vaccination Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon.
The speedway this weekend is serving again as a mass vaccination site for the state. It is by appointment only.
Health and Human Services Commissioner Lori Shibinette and Dr. Beth Daly, chief of the Bureau of Infectious Disease Control, are also scheduled to receive their vaccination shots Saturday at approximately noon.
- NHPR Staff
Update: Thursday, April 8, 3:21 p.m.
Gov. Chris Sununu announced today that everyone 16 and older in New Hampshire, regardless of residency, will be eligible to register and get the COVID-19 vaccine starting April 19.