RumorsLately I have been hearing about plans for the fall, unemployment policies, etc. that are not accurate. If you have a question, it is pretty easy to get the right answer from the source. If you need help with that, or verifying something, please contact me or your town officials. ~ Steve
USDA Extends Flexibilities, Paves the Way for Meals for Kids to Continue through Summer
(Washington, D.C., May 15, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the extension of three nationwide waivers, giving child nutrition program operators the flexibility they need to continue to feed children while promoting social distancing and keeping families safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“USDA has been extremely aggressive in expanding flexibilities to ensure Americans who have been impacted by the coronavirus continue to receive the food they need for themselves and their families,” said Secretary Perdue. “As our nation reopens and people return to work, we want to continue to be flexible since there is not a one size fits all approach to feeding kids. Extending these waivers throughout the summer ensures local operators can make plans that best suit their communities and keep children fed.”
oday, FNS is extending the following waivers nationwide through August 31, 2020:
- Non-Congregate Feeding: FNS is allowing meals to be served to children outside of the normally-required group setting to support social distancing.
- Parent Pickup: FNS is allowing parents and/or guardians to pick up meals and bring them home to their children.
- Meal Times: FNS is waiving requirements that meals be served at certain standard times to allow for grab-n-go options. This also allows for multiple days-worth of meals to be provided at once.
In addition to granting significant program flexibilities through both nationwide and individual state waivers, FNS is rapidly approving states for Pandemic-EBT, which provides food-purchasing benefits, equal to the value of school meals, to households with children who would otherwise be receiving free or reduced-price meals at school. FNS has approved 26 plans and continues to review new plans as they are submitted.
These actions and more are part of FNS’s critical response to the COVID-19 outbreak. To learn more, visit www.fns.usda.gov/coronavirus and follow FNS on Twitter at @USDANutrition.
Governor’s Economic Re-Opening Task Force
- 1:00pm – 3:00pm
- Public Comments
- Call-in: 1-800-356-8278 or 1-857-444-0744
Pin: 194499 or 600744
School reopening task force considers safety, new opportunities
https://www.wmur.com/article/school-reopening-task-force-considers-safety-new-opportunities/32481063
https://www.wmur.com/article/school-reopening-task-force-considers-safety-new-opportunities/32481063
As N.H.’s Remote Learning School Year Nears End, Planning For Fall Takes Shape
https://www.nhpr.org/post/nhs-remote-learning-school-year-nears-end-planning-fall-takes-shape
https://www.nhpr.org/post/nhs-remote-learning-school-year-nears-end-planning-fall-takes-shape
NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – May 14, 2020
On Thursday, May 14, 2020, DHHS announced 84 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 3,382 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 three individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 57% being female and 43% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (19), Strafford (14), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (9), Merrimack (5), Belknap (2), Carroll (2), and Grafton (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (20) and Nashua (4). The county of residence is being determined for eight new cases.
Hospitalizations
Four new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 330 (10%) of 3,382 cases.
Community Based Transmission
Six of the new cases have no identified risk factors
Deaths
DHHS has also announced one additional death related to COVID-19 in a female resident of Hillsborough County who was 60 years of age and older.
Cumulative Positive Tests by County
Belknap 49
Carroll 39
Cheshire 45
Coos 2
Grafton 59
Hillsborough – Other 542
Hillsborough – Manchester 770
Hillsborough – Nashua 312
Merrimack 261
Rockingham 1040
Strafford 215
Sullivan 14
County TBD 34
New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated May 14, 2020, 9:00 AM)
NH Persons with COVID-191 3,382
Recovered 1,247 (37%)
Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 151 (4%)
Total Current COVID-19 Cases 1,984
Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 330 (10%)
Current Hospitalizations 115
Persons Tested Negative at Selected Laboratories 39,148
Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL 14,257
Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL 543
Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) 3,425
Number of Specimens Tested by Date of Report to NH DHHS
Information above, and archived daily updates are available here: https://www.nh.gov/covid19/news/updates.htm
Regional Information (total positive test results, deaths)
Look-back period is 1 week.
NH: 3,382 positive test results 151 deaths (1 week ago: 2,843 positive test results 114 deaths) (+539/+37)
MA: 82,182 positive test results 5482 deaths (1 week ago: 72,025 positive test results 4420 deaths) (+10157/+1062)
ME: 1,565 positive test results 69 deaths (1 week ago: 1,330 positive test results 62 deaths)
VT: 932 positive test results 53 deaths (1 week ago: 916 positive test results 54 deaths)
CT: 35,464 positive test results 3219 deaths (1 week ago: 31,784 positive test results 2792 deaths)
RI: 12,016 positive test results 468 deaths (1 week ago: 10,530 positive test results 388 deaths)
NY: 348,192 positive test results 27,617 deaths (1 week ago: 332,931 positive test results 26206 deaths) (+15261/+1415)
Portable Document Format (.pdf) . Visit nh.gov for a 
I have still had some people need help getting their claims processed. It is very important that you follow these guidelines. NHES has had to do a lot to their system to process claims for people who are not normally eligible. You can help them help you by not adding elements for them to sort out.
NH State Representative Steven Smith 
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