By Nancy West, InDepthNH.org
CONCORD — Gov. Chris Sununu announced an executive order Nov. 23 to help hospitals increase capacity, but he made it clear that even with the highest numbers of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations since the pandemic began 20 months ago, he is not considering a mask mandate.
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