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COVID Summary for 5/8

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Rep. Steven Smith

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President Trump Signs Executive Order to Secure America’s Seafood Supply Chain and Bring Jobs Home:

On May 6, President Trump signed an Executive Order to increase America’s competitiveness in the seafood industry and protect the seafood supply chain. This order instructs agencies to expand sustainable seafood production in the United States thereby solidifying our Nation’s food security, protect American jobs in the seafood industry, and create new jobs in the United States. More here. President Trump also announced the availability of $300 million from the Department of Commerce to support fishermen and related businesses hurt by the Coronavirus. Allocations by State can be found here.

U.S. Department of Commerce Announces Availability of $1.5 Billion in CARES Act Funds to Aid Communities Impacted by the Coronavirus Pandemic:

On May 7, the Department of Commerce announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is now accepting applications from eligible grantees for CARES Act supplemental funds intended to help communities prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus. Under this announcement, EDA will make CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants under the authority of the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program, which is intended to be flexible and responsible to the economic development needs and priorities of local and regional stakeholders. More information, including how communities can apply, can be found here here.

Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief and Recovery:

The Governor has authorized the allocation and expenditure of $40 million
total, $32 million to municipalities and $8 million to counties, to cover eligible
COVID-19-related expenses incurred from March 1, 2020 to August 31, 2020.

Eligible reimbursements through other federal sources, including FEMA and
any state or local match must be excluded. These amounts have been
allocated and made available to all municipalities and counties based on 2018
population figures from the Office of Strategic Initiatives.

For more information, please visit the GOFERR website at:

https://www.goferr.nh.gov/covid-expenditures/municipal-county-payments

NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – May 8, 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 Friday, May 8, 2020, DHHS announced 104 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 2,947 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 six individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 52% being female and 48% being male. The new cases reside in Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (19), Rockingham (16), Merrimack (7), Strafford (3), Cheshire (2), Carroll (1), and Grafton (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (29) and Nashua (19). The county of residence is being determined for seven new cases.

One new hospitalized case was identified for a total of 309 (10%) of 2,947 cases. Eight of the new cases have no identified risk factors. Community-based transmission continues to occur in the State and has been identified in all counties. Most of 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 7 additional deaths related to COVID-19. We offer our sympathies to the family and friends.

1 female and 2 male residents of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older
1 male resident of Merrimack County, 60 years of age and older
1 female and 2 male residents of Rockingham County, 60 years of age and older

Current Situation in New Hampshire

May9 Case Map

Number of Specimens Tested by Date of Report to NH DHHS

Testing Laboratory	5/1	5/2	5/3	5/4	5/5	5/6	5/7	Daily Average
NH Public Health Laboratories	319	281	276	105	279	419	471	307
LabCorp	803	417	270	59	558	423	466	428
Quest Diagnostics	231	214	211	99	228	567	452	286
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center	127	43	123	25	22	142	144	89
Other NH Hospital Laboratory	129	126	56	132	122	111	n/a**	113
Other Laboratory*	42	13	26	32	31	26	43	30
Total	1651	1094	962	452	1240	1688	1576	1238

* Includes out-of-state public health laboratories, out-of-state hospital laboratories, and other commercial laboratories not already listed in the table.

** Not available at the time of this report.

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NH DMV Updated Information

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Rep. Steven Smith

dmv NH DMV Press Release
May 7, 2020
https://www.nh.gov/safety/divisions/dmv/news-events/2020/20200507DMV-expands-appoint-based-services.htm

The New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announces the expansion of appointment-based services to three additional locations. Starting Monday, May 11, Salem, Nashua, and Keene will open for appointment only services, in addition to Concord, Dover, Manchester, Newport, and Twin Mountain.

The following appointment only services will resume on Monday, May 11:

Motorcycle permit testing – by appointment only. Call 227-4000 to schedule an appointment.
Motorcycle testing – by appointment only, limited to the Concord location. Call 227-4020 to schedule an appointment.
Motorcycle Rider Training classes. Call 227-4025 to register for a class.
In-person driver license renewals are available for customers whose licenses have expired or will expire by June 30, 2020 – by appointment only. Call 227-4000 to schedule an appointment. Customers are encouraged to renew at www.nh.gov/dmv, if eligible.
Customers transferring a license from another state – by appointment only. Call 227-4000 to schedule an appointment.

The DMV offers the following important service reminders:

Driver Licenses

Non-Commercial Driver License driving road tests are not currently being conducted.
All Commercial Driver License related transactions can be conducted by appointment only. Call 227-4000 to schedule an appointment.
Customers whose licenses have expired or will expire by June 30, 2020 may apply for a 6-month license extension.
Call 227-4020 to apply for the 6-month license extension over the phone. Customers are encouraged to renew at www.nh.gov/dmv, if eligible.
The REAL ID compliance deadline has been extended until October, 2021. REAL ID transactions will not be conducted for the duration of the Stay at Home Order.

Vehicle Registrations

Existing vehicle registrations are renewed by your city or town clerk’s office. Please visit your town website or call your local town clerk’s office for vehicle registration renewal options.
NH DMV 20-day plates as well as NH authorized dealer 20-day plates, issued on or after February 26, 2020 have been given an automatic extension through May 31, 2020. Residents are encouraged to reach out to their local city or town clerk’s office for permanent vehicle registration options.
Walking disability placards or license plates may be issued 6-month extensions without meeting the in-person application and medical certification requirements.

Drop box services are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. at the following locations: Concord, Dover, Manchester, Newport, Twin Mountain, Salem, Nashua, and Keene.

For all other transactions, please call DMV customer service at 227-4000 to determine the availability of services.

Customers should take advantage of the DMV’s online services, including online driver license renewal for those who are eligible, ID renewals, and online ticket pay at www.nh.gov/dmv.