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BUT MANY WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS ONCE THE STAY AT HOME ORDER EXPIRES IN TWO WEEKS. THE NUMBER OF CASES IS HOLDING STEADY... BUT STATE HEALTH LEADERS ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS TO DECREASE. <CLIP 889, 5:31-5:44 CHAN OVER THE LAST APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS ON A DAILY BASIS, THERE HAVE BEEN APPROXIMATELY 70-75 INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED WITH COVID-19 THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR HOSPITALS IN THE STATE. THIS NUMBER HAS REMAINED RELATIVELY STABLE.> THAT STABILITY IS A GOOD SIGN... LEADING GOVERNOR SUNUNU TO BELIEVE IT'S LESS LIKELY WE'LL SEE A SURGE AT THE END OF APRIL, BEGINNING OF MAY. <CLIP 889, 18:21-18:27 HOPEFULLY WE'RE JUST KIND OF IN THIS PLATEAU RIGHT NOW AND IF WE CAN START TO SEE SOME DECLINE IN NUMBERS, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.> NEW HAMPSHIRE'S STAY AT HOME ORDER IS IN PLACE UNTIL MAY 4TH. SUNUNU SAYS MORE INFORMATION ON THAT WILL COME WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. BUT THE STATE IS TAKING A STEP TOWARDS RE- OPENING THE ECONOMY... WITH THE FORMATION OF A TASK FORCE THAT MEETS TOMORROW FOR THE FIRST TIME. <CLIP 889, 13:25-13:30 THIS IS NOT AN OPEN, CLOSED SITUATION. IT JUST ISN'T. NOR SHOULD IT BE. WE'VE ALWAYS SAID PUBLIC HEALTH HAS TO BE PREEMINENT.> THE GROUP... MADE UP OF 19 PEOPLE, BIPARTISAN LAWMAKERS, STATE OFFICIALS AND BUSINESS LEADERS... WILL COME UP WITH A PLAN TO CAREFULLY RE-OPEN BUSINESSES. SUNUNU SAYS DECISIONS WILL BE BASED ON SCIENCE AND DATA. <CLIP 889, 14:23-14:34 FOLLOWING SOME OF THE GUIDANCE THAT HAS COME OUT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH A PHASED, STEPWISE APPROACH. MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO CREATE A SITUATION THAT ALLOWS A SECOND OR THIRD SURGE OF THIS VIRUS TO HIT US.> REGARDING UNEMPLOYMENT... SUNUNU SAYS THE STATE HAS NOW PAID OUT 88 MILLION DOLLARS TO 184 THOUSAND CLAIMS IN RECENT WEEKS. HE SAYS MOST CLAIMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED, BUT SOM

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Gov. Chris Sununu said Tuesday that New Hampshire will take a phased approach to reopening after the COVID-19 crisis begins to subside.>> Download the free WMUR appSununu announced he was forming a task force to determine how best to reopen businesses and institutions once the danger of spreading the coronavirus lessens. He noted there is no timeline for reopening businesses, and the virus is still spreading in the New Hampshire community.>> COVID-19 in New Hampshire: What you need to knowForty-four new COVID-19 cases were reported Tuesday, said Dr. Benjamin Chan, the state's epidemiologist. Tuesday was the first day in a week in which no new deaths linked to the virus were reported.>> Latest coronavirus coverage from WMURChan said it appears the state is still plateauing in terms of the spread of COVID-19. He said the number of people hospitalized has hovered around 70 to 75 over the past two weeks, and there has been no sign yet of a decline."Our numbers remain relatively stable," Chan said. "We continue to see a plateau in the number of new cases being diagnosed and in the number of hospitalizations, in terms of the daily hospital census of people that are hospitalized every day for COVID-19."New Hampshire is now less than two weeks away from the May 4 expiration of the stay-at-home order. Sununu said to expect an announcement about the order later this week or early next week."We're looking at the different options for that stay-at-home order," Sununu said. "Will it just continue as it is for an indefinite amount of time? No, we hope not. We may, again, take a phased approach, whether geographically or different demographics of our population that we may have to keep that stay-at-home order in place for."Sununu said that once it becomes clear that the threat of COVID-19 is declining, the state will reopen in a phased process. He said the Governor's Economic Reopening Task Force will develop guidance for different businesses and industries, and public health remains the top priority. "This is something we’re not coming out of tomorrow or even next week," Sununu said. "The numbers have stabilized, and that’s a great sign, but we still have a ways to go."The task force is made up of bipartisan lawmakers, state officials and business leaders. It will hold its first meeting Wednesday afternoon.Sununu said it appears the state's public health efforts have worked better than expected, but things could change. He pointed to the increasing number of cases in Massachusetts as a sign that there could still be regional spread of the illnessVisit this link to see a town-by-town map showing the number of cases in each community.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