Gov. Chris Sununu said he’ll present a comprehensive plan Friday to open parts of New Hampshire’s economy while extending New Hampshire’s stay-at-home order past its May 4 expiration date.
NH DHHS Announces New Community-Based COVID-19 Testing Program;
“The state is aiming to conduct 1,500 coronavirus tests per day, with the goal to make testing available for any Granite Staters with COVID-19 symptoms, state officials announced Monday.
The pivot to test anyone with symptoms is a big turnaround from guidance released late last month, when officials said testing would only be done for front-line workers or people who are over 60 years of age and/or have underlying health conditions.
To expand testing availability, Gov. Chris Sununu said the state Department of Health and Human Services will establish five new testing locations — in Claremont, Lancaster, Plymouth, Rochester and Tamworth — to fill the gap for residents unable to access hospital clinics or urgent care centers.”
Link: State aims to open testing for anyone with COVID-19 symptoms
Governor’s Economic Re-Opening Task Force Meetings April 30 – May 1
Public comment accepted April 30, May 1
The task force is grouping North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes to enable similar industries and sectors to phase forward together.
Presentations for the week will be:
Thursday April 30, 1:00pm – 3:00pm (Public Comments)
Thursday April 30, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Friday May 1, 9:00am – 11:00am (Public Comments)
Friday May 1, 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Pursuant to New Hampshire RSA 91-A:2, this meeting is open to the public by calling 1-800-356-8278; pin 194499 or 600744.
Task Force Public Comments Email: nhreopen@nheconomy.com
Anyone encountering difficulties should call 603-573-8615 or email hilary.ryan@livefree.nh.gov
You can follow the link below the webpage for the Economic Re-Opening Task Force.
https://www.nheconomy.com/reopeningtaskforce
GOFERR Stakeholder Advisory Board to Meet Thursday, April 30
THURSDAY, APRIL 30
Meeting of the Stakeholder Advisory Board
2:00 PM
Call-in: 800-356-8278
PIN: 194655
Follow the link to the SAB agenda;
https://www.goferr.nh.gov/sites/g/files/ehbemt366/files/documents/2020-04/20200430-agenda.pdf
The Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery (GOFERR), will hold a meeting of the Legislative Advisory Board Friday, May 1, 2020.
Friday, May 1, 2020
GOFERR Meeting of the Legislative Advisory Board
1:00 PM
Call-in: 800-356-8278
PIN: 389388
Pursuant to RSA 91-A:2, this meeting is open to the public.
Follow the link below to the Emergency Relief and Recovery page.
https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-media/relief-recovery/index.htm
NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – April 29, 2020
Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has issued the following update on the new coronavirus, COVID-19.
On Wednesday, April 29, 2020, DHHS announced 50 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 2,054 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. Several cases are still under investigation. Additional information from ongoing investigations will be incorporated into future COVID-19 updates. Of those with complete information, there are two individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults, with 51% being female and 49% being male. The new cases reside in Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (21), Rockingham (7), Strafford (3), and Merrimack (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (11) and Nashua (5). The county of residence is being determined for 2 new cases.
Ten new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 259 (13%) of 2,054 cases. Eight of the new cases have no identified risk factors. Community-based transmission continues to occur throughout the State and has been identified in all counties. The remaining cases have either had travel to domestic or international locations or have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.
DHHS has also announced 6 additional deaths related to COVID-19. We offer our sympathies to the family and friends.
- One female resident of Hillsborough County, who was 60 years of age or older
- Two male residents of Rockingham County, who were both 60 years of age older
- Two female residents of Rockingham County, who were both 60 years of age older
- One male resident of Strafford County, who was 60 years of age older
DHHS has issued the COVID-19 Weekly Summary Report, which includes additional epidemiological and demographic data. The COVID-19 Weekly Summary Report for the week of April 27 is available at: https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/cdcs/covid19/covid-weekly-report-04272020.pdf
Current Situation in New Hampshire
Number of Specimens Tested by Date of Report to NH DHHS
| Testing Laboratory | 4/21 | 4/22 | 4/23 | 4/24 | 4/25 | 4/26 | 4/27 | Daily Average |
| NH Public Health Laboratories | 253 | 176 | 341 | 229 | 381 | 388 | 449 | 317 |
| LabCorp | 441 | 370 | 307 | 341 | 415 | 297 | 114 | 326 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 8 | 245 | 174 | 74 | 147 | 187 | 113 | 135 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 67 | 81 | 100 | 93 | 95 | 36 | 17 | 70 |
| Other NH Hospital Laboratory | 33 | 33 | 40 | 39 | 5 | 36 | 78 | 38 |
| Other Laboratory* | 39 | 68 | 23 | 50 | 31 | 38 | 51 | 43 |
| Total | 841 | 973 | 985 | 826 | 1074 | 946 | 882 | 924 |
* Includes out-of-state public health laboratories, out-of-state hospital laboratories, and other commercial laboratories not already listed in the table.
NH State Representative Steven Smith 
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