3 Deaths, 59 New COVID-19 Cases In New Hampshire: Data

CONCORD, NH — Three more deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic were announced by New Hampshire health officials during the past 48 hours.

All three Granite Staters, two women and a man, lived in Hillsborough County and connected to long-term care settings. Two were over the age of 80 while one was between 60 and 69 years of age. Their deaths bring the fatality count to 376 or about 6 percent of people infected.

The State Joint Information Center also announced during the past two days that 59 more people have tested positive for the new coronavirus — including six children. Most of the new cases were women. While some investigations are still underway, the state reported that 15 live in Manchester, 14 reside in Rockingham County, eight live in Nashua, five live in Merrimack County, and four live in Hillsborough County outside of Manchester and Nashua.

Since March 1, 5,857 people have contracted COVID-19 in New Hampshire — with 78 percent or 4,597 recovering from the virus.

Four of the new cases required hospitalization bringing the total number of patients requiring more extensive care to 569 or less than 10 percent of all cases. However, only 27 people are currently hospitalized.

Three of the new cases have no identified risk factors with most of the remaining cases having close contact with a person who is confirmed to be infected, a person who traveled recently, or associated with an outbreak setting.

The state has approximately 3,475 people under public health monitoring.

On Wednesday, the state collected 3,434 specimens including tests from more than 2,000 new people who hadn't been tested. On Thursday, another 2,500 tests were collected including more than 1,500 new individuals. Since late January, the state has collected nearly 144,000 specimens from residents of New Hampshire with 95.9 percent of them offering a negative result.

Long-Term Care Outbreaks

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services also announced the end of an outbreak at Villa Crest in Manchester. That outbreak sickened 54 residents and 45 staffers, and killed 15 people.

Currently, there are seven active outbreaks at the Bedford Hills Center-Genesis, Bedford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Birch Hill in Manchester, Greenbriar Nashua, Hillsborough County Nursing Home in Goffstown, Holy Cross Manchester, and Salemhaven.

Learn More About The Spread Of COVID-19

The COVID-19 virus is spread through respiratory droplets, usually through coughing and sneezing, and exposure to others who are sick or might be showing symptoms.

Health officials emphasize residents should follow these recommendations:

• Avoid any domestic and international travel, especially on public transportation such as buses, trains, and airplanes.
• Practice social distancing. Stay at least 6 feet from other people, including distancing while in waiting areas or lines.
• Anybody who is told to self-quarantine and stay at home due to exposure to a person with confirmed or suspect COVID-19 needs to stay home and not go out into public places.
• If you are 60 years or older or have chronic medical conditions, you need to stay home and not go out.
• Avoid gatherings of 10 people or more.
• Employers need to move to telework as much as possible.
• There is increasing evidence that this virus can survive for hours or possibly even a few days on surfaces, so people should clean frequently touched surfaces, including door handles, grocery carts and grocery basket handles, etc.

Take the same precautions as you would if you were sick:

• Stay home and avoid public places when sick (i.e., social distancing).
• Cover mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing.
• Wash hands frequently.
• Disinfect frequently touched surfaces.

More information from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services about coronavirus can be found here on the department's website.

• Guidance to schools can be found can be found here.
• Instructions for returning travelers to self-observe for symptoms of COVID-19 are available are available here.
• For more information on COVID-19 in NH, visit its site here.
• For the latest information from the CDC, visit its site here.
• To access the state's COVID-19 data dashboard, click on this link here.

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