For the first time since Thanksgiving, there are fewer than 100 Granite Staters hospitalized with COVID-19.State health officials said Thursday there are 97 people in New Hampshire hospitals for COVID-19, the lowest number since Nov. 18.Gov. Chris Sununu said Thursday that figure and other encouraging numbers mean the state will be looking at pandemic guidelines in the months ahead to see where restrictions could be eased.Health officials said outbreaks are dropping in long-term care and congregate living facilities, with only seven current outbreaks. State officials will be releasing guidance next week calling for in-person visits at long-term care facilities, with masks and social distancing still in effect.Officials said many facilities are already allowing such visits, and more will be eligible if they aren't dealing with an outbreak and it has been at least two weeks since residents have received their second vaccination dose.While hospitalizations are continuing to decline, health officials reported six more deaths Thursday. There have been 1,163 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in New Hampshire over the course of the pandemic.One of the deaths was related to a long-term care facility. Officials said the proportion of deaths associated with such facilities has been declining."The decline in long-term care fatalities in New Hampshire is astounding," Sununu said. "The vaccine's working. We've gotten through the majority of the long-term care facilities with our vaccine."The number of active COVID-19 cases in the state increased to 2,858, compared to 2,783 the day before.** Town-by-town COVID-19 case data **