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New Hampshire health officials report 10 new deaths related to COVID-19 over past week New Hampshire health officials reported 10 new deaths related to COVID-19 over the past week. Jessica Kisluk WMUR

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The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services reported 810 new cases over this past week, bringing the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 375,922. New cases are down from 883 new cases reported the previous week.

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Health experts still learning about omicron subvariant, now dominant in Northeast As a version of COVID-19’s omicron variant —the XBB.1.5 subvariant — grows more prevalent in some parts of the U.S., health experts say it likely escapes immune protection better than previous muta… kwadington The Hill

More than 80 percent of coronavirus cases in the Northeast are now due to XBB.1.5.

Latest COVID variant spreading in Vermont, New Hampshire The XBB.1.5 variant now makes up about 40% of nationwide COVID cases. deananna ABC22 & FOX44

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the XBB.1.5 variant has been spreading since the end of November and now making up about 40% of nationwide cases. In the Northeast region, which includes Vermont and New Hampshire, the new subvariant makes up about 75% of recorded cases.

Boston establishing 11 wastewater COVID-19 testing sites BOSTON (AP) — Boston is planning to establish 11 wastewater testing sites across the city to help monitor for spikes in the COVID-19 virus. The head of the Boston Public Health Commission said the city is partnering with vendors to create the sites as COVID-19 levels in wastewater across the region have begun rising. AP NEWS

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Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Boston’s public health commissioner, said the city will be sampling water from the sites on a weekly basis. Ojikutu said the testing will also help the city monitor for the appearance of new variants of the disease.