New Hampshire Mask Mandate Being Extended

CONCORD, N.H. — Gov. Chris Sununu is extending New Hampshire’s mask mandate, citing the state’s high coronavirus case rates, hospitalizations and fatalities. The mandate took effect Nov. 20 and was set to expire Friday. It requires anyone over the age of 5 to wear a mask in indoor or outdoor public spaces where they do not consistently maintain a physical distance of at least six feet from people outside their own households. “Our health care system is still under an immense amount of pressure,” Sununu said in a statement.