ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY— It has been over a year since Gov. Chris Sununu issued the emergency orders that closed schools and prohibited large public gatherings as the state acted to guard against the coronavirus.
The Androscoggin Valley had its first COVID-19 case on April 11, 2020 when the state Department of Health and Human Services reported a Randolph individual had tested positive.
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