CONCORD — Facing some of the worst statistics during the pandemic with hospitalizations straining capacity and federal emergency resources being drawn here, Gov. Chris Sununu announced measures Wednesday to counter COVID-19 to bring numbers down including more in-home tests and new fixed vaccination sites.
Asked at Sununu’s press conference Wednesday about a refrigerator truck for possible corpses if things get worse confirmed at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, state epidemiologist Dr. Ben Chan said he hadn’t heard that report.
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