All state-managed COVID-19 testing sites plan to close permanently next week, the N.H. Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday.
A news release from the department says the sites will shutter Tuesday at 3 p.m. because the demand for tests is decreasing as case numbers dwindle across the Granite State.
These sites were initially set up in response to a nationwide shortage of rapid antigen tests, the release notes, as well as an increased need for tests amid the surge of the omicron variant in the fall and winter.
Locally, Keene’s site on Maple Avenue didn’t open until Jan. 31, but others in the state opened up last fall. Other locations were in Belmont, Claremont, Lincoln, Manchester, Nashua and Newington.
Rapid tests will remain available for purchase at all N.H. Liquor and Wine Outlets and online at liquorandwineoutlets.com. For a free at-home PCR test, visit learn.valuehealth.com/nh.
Additionally, COVID-19 testing is still offered at 90 locations statewide, including at hospitals, pharmacies and urgent-care centers. For more information, visit covid19.nh.gov/resources/testing-guidance.
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