New Hampshire's Accumulative COVID-19 Cases Cross 10,000 Mark

Tony Schinella
Updated ·3 min read

CONCORD, NH — The state's accumulative COVID-19 case counts crossed over the 10,000 mark after 120 new positive test results were identified Friday.

Since March, 10,112 people in New Hampshire have become infected by COVID-19.

The 120 cases were discovered after 9,001 specimens were collected Thursday while specimen levels from previous days were upgraded slightly. Another 222 tests are pending for a positivity rate of 1.3 percent.

More than three-fourths of the new positive test results were polymerase chain reaction tests with the others found by antigen tests. Fourteen of the new cases were children while half were women and half men. Thirty-two of the new cases live in Rockingham County, 18 live in Nashua, 16 reside in Merrimack County, and 14 live in Hillsborough County outside of Manchester and Nashua. One case is still under investigation.

No new hospitalizations were reported while 15 remain in the hospital. Two have no identified risk factors.

Another woman from Hillsborough County who was between 60 and 69 years of age has died. Only about 8.3 percent of all fatalities have been in this age bracket. She is the 471st death in New Hampshire.

More than 326,000 Granite Staters have been tested via PCR tests while 4,325 people are under public health monitoring. Near 568,000 tests have been performed in the state.

The state reported two new schools cases: The Beech Street School in Manchester reported a new active case and the North Hampton School reported its first case.

Richard Langlois, the superintendent of the Windham school district, told residents Friday that the school had been notified of another positive case at Windham High School — although the case was not listed on the school's infection list. Close contacts to the student have been removed from the school until further notice, he said in a letter to the community.

New Hampshire has 60 active cases connected to its K-12 schools.

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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 confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 needs to stay home and not go out into 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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This article originally appeared on the Concord Patch