Coronavirus In NH: 9 COVID-19 Deaths; 842 New Positive Infections

CONCORD, NH — State health officials announced on Tuesday another nine additional deaths related to COVID-19 in New Hampshire.

The fatalities included a woman from Belknap County, a woman from Coos County, a woman and man from Hillsborough County and Merrimack County, two women from Rockingham County, and a woman from Strafford County. Four lived in long-term care settings while all nine were 80 years of age or older.

There have been 878 deaths in New Hampshire about 2 percent of all infections.

Another 842 residents including 86 children also tested posted from specimens collected across three days: 130 new cases from Tuesday were collected Jan. 2. Another 675 cases were from Sunday and 37 were from Monday, the state said. Antigen tests were used in 253 cases while the others were polymerase chain reaction tests. Fifty-four percent were female. The majority of the cases live in Hillsborough County outside of Nashua — 234, while 218 reside in Rockingham County, 67 live in Nashua, and 37 live in Merrimack County.

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Those people with completed risk information became infected due to an outbreak setting or from a confirmed diagnosis. About 287 are hospitalized with the virus. The seven-day test positivity average for the week is 8.1 percent.

More than 46,000 people have recovered from the virus or about 87 percent of all cases while more than 53,000 have been infected. The state said nearly 549,000 people have been tested via PCR tests. Just shy of 1.2 million tests have been issued in New Hampshire and 40.1 percent of the state's residents have been tested.

The current case map in New Hampshire published on Jan. 12. Source: New Hampshire Health and Human Services

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Stop 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.
• When you can't practice 6 feet of social distancing, wear a face covering.
• Anyone who is told to self-quarantine and stay at home due to exposure to a person with a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 needs to not go out to public places.
• If you are 60 years or older or have chronic and underlying health conditions, you need to stay home and not go out.
• Avoid gatherings of 10 people or more.
• Employers should work from home as much as possible.
• There is increasing evidence that the virus can survive for hours or possibly days on surfaces. 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.
• Wear a face covering.
• 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.

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• Guidance to schools can be found here.
• Instructions for returning travelers to self-observe for symptoms of COVID-19 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.
• To access the state's COVID-19 Interactive Map Dashboard, click on this link here.

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