New Hampshire could be the first state in New England to lift all of its coronavirus restrictions, with the mask mandate the first to go.
Gov. Chris Sununu indicated that most of the state’s restrictions would be lifted "wicked soon," long before Memorial Day, during a virtual business meeting Wednesday.
Sununu predicted a very low case count by June, citing a lower death rate due to vaccinations protecting the most vulnerable.
He said his first repeal would be the mask mandate. New Hampshire would be the first state in New England to do so.
“[That] will be ending very, very, very, very soon. We’re there, we’re really there." Sununu said. "I can’t tell you exactly what date it’s going to be, but I think the term we use in New Hampshire is wicked soon. Wicked soon.”
Sununu is scheduled to provide his weekly coronavirus update at 3 p.m. Thursday.
Meanwhile, New Hampshire will begin vaccinating people from out of state Monday.
Sununu had faced some criticism from Democrats and officials in college communities over the state’s initial decision to prohibit college students from other states other non-residents from being vaccinated in New Hampshire. But that restriction is being lifted because the state anticipates having plenty of doses to go around.
Nearly 90,000 people have tested positive for the virus in New Hampshire, including 412 cases announced Wednesday. Four new deaths were announced, bringing the total to 1,261 in the state.
The seven-day rolling average of daily new cases in New Hampshire has risen over the past two weeks from 369 new cases per day on March 29 to 441 new cases per day on Monday.
https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/new-hampshire-to-lift-covid-restrictions/2355521/
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