COVID-19

We have officially entered the Wordle phase of the pandemic.

The hearing comes as New Hamsphire's COVID-19 cases increase to another pandemic high of 18,079 active cases with 389 hospitalizations and three deaths.

The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 30 COVID-19 deaths Monday, the most COVID-19 deaths reported in a single day since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. The number includes cases that had been under investigation from prior weeks.

Several hospitals in New Hampshire have officially kicked off Keep Your Lights Up for Healthcare Heroes and they're asking you to please do it through Jan. 31, 2022.

Restaurants, bowling alleys, movie theaters, and more are included in this new policy.

Six more new walk-in COVID-19 vaccination sites around the state including Exeter, Manchester, Nashua and Salem will be opening.

Free test kits, fixed vaccination sites and another Booster Blitz will all help, according to Gov. Chris Sununu.

Rockingham County continues to have the highest number of active cases with 1,870, according to the state COVID-19 dashboard, while Stafford County has 962.

Exeter Hospital began a no-visitor policy the day after Thanksgiving thanks to the early arrival of the COVID-19 "Winter Surge."

15 locations around the state for the Booster Blitz on Dec. 11 to encourage COVID-19 booster shots, including two on the Seacoast in Rochester and Stratham.

The Quidel's QuickVue At-Home OTC COVID-19 Test were made available as part of a partnership called "Say Yes! COVID Test" via the state's COVID-19 website on Monday afternoon.

Gov. Chris Sununu has also asked for clarification from OSHA about President Joe Biden's vaccination mandate and won an injunction against enforcement of a mandate for facilities receiving Medicaid and Medicare dollars.

One thing Gov. Chris Sununu will not be bringing back is a statewide mask mandate. He said communities and businesses already have the ability to institute their own mask rules.

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover said it had 34 COVID+ inpatients Tuesday, an all time pandemic high for the hospital. 3

The new rules are suspended for the moment as a federal court said there are "grave statutory and constitutional issues with the mandate."

"This lawsuit is being filed to protect the state of New Hampshire from the federal government’s attempt to impose illegal mandates," NH Attorney General John M. Formella said.