Coronavirus Coverage

New Hampshire allotted less to one-time expenses than most other jurisdictions included in the report.

State officials said they are working to make sure people who no longer qualify for Medicaid know about other health insurance options.

Concord Hospital and Dartmouth Health are among the hospitals allowing for face masks to be optional.

Older adults and long-term care residents have been hit hardest by the virus in New Hampshire, according to state data.

Fewer people are dying or becoming severely ill from COVID than when the virus first hit, but the health system and communities across the state are still grappling with its fallout.

In New Hampshire, a piece of the funding law that prevented states from using ARPA money to “either directly or indirectly” offset tax decreases has proven controversial.

The new approach would simplify vaccination guidance so that, every fall, people would get a new shot, updated to try to match whatever variant is dominant.

"You know, the people that I was speaking with before, it was opinions, and a lot of political opinions," Mark McEnnis said. "And everyone in the medical field said the exact opposite. So I think I'll stick with the professionals.”

While the virus has not yet been found in New Hampshire deer, the state soon expects to know whether samples taken from deer during the last two hunting seasons test positive for the coronavirus.

State officials say Paxlovid is highly effective, but patients can’t always get prescriptions in time.