CONCORD — The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services has announced that the state-managed COVID-19 testing sites will permanently close next Tuesday, March 15.
COVID testing options locally will change little at this time, as Memorial Hospital, local health-care providers and pharmacies will continue to offer PCR testing, and rapid antigen tests remain widely available.
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