ANDROSCOGGIN VALLEY — Local health-care providers are urging Coos County residents to “mask up” and practice social distancing as hospitals, doctor’s offices and nursing homes start to ease up on restrictions put in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Two positive cases reported last Friday are a reminder that the region cannot get complacent.
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