CONCORD — Gov. Chris Sununu held his last regularly scheduled press briefing related to the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, noting that while the state has crossed the finish line on the crisis, the concerns for COVID-19 remain.
It was the 111th press conference held related to the pandemic and it came 458 days after his declaring a state of emergency on March 16.
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