TODAY, STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS TOLD US COVID-19 HAS MADE IT INTO AN UNDISCLOSED NUMBER OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, CREATING A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT HAS ALREADY CLAIMED ONE LIFE. STATE OFFICIALS SAY THE CROTCHED MOUNTAIN SCHOOL IN GREENFIELD IS ONE OF SEVERAL LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE DEALING WITH OUTBREAKS OF COVID-19 THE SCHOOL SAYS ON MARCH 29, A 46-YEAR-OLD RESIDENT WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES AND A HISTORY OF RESPIRATORY COMPLICATIONS DIED FROM THE CORONAVIRUS. HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE NOW TRYIN TO SLOW THE TRANSMISSION OF THE DISEASE. DR. CHAN: WE’RE ACTIVELY WORKING WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE THE APPROPRIATE INFECTION CONTROL PREVENTIONS IN PLACE, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE APPROPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, SO THEY CAN PROTECT NOT ONLY EMPLOYEES BUT THE RESIDENTS THEY’RE CARING FOR. ADAM: STATE EPIDEMIOLOGIST DR. BENJAMIN CHAN EXPECTS THE OFFICIAL NUMBERS OF COVID-19 POSITIVE CASES AND DEATHS TO JUMP, WITH REPORTS OF SEVERAL PROBABLE BUT UNCONFIRMED CASES COMING I DR. CHAN: NOW WE ARE AWARE OF ADDITIONAL PEOPLE WHO ARE HOSPITALIZED, OR ADDITIONAL INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DIED AN ARE UNDERGOING FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND TESTING FOR COVID-19, SO THESE NUMBERS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE IN THE COMING DAYS. ADAM: GOVERNOR CHRIS SUNUNU SA THE STATE WILL BE READY FOR THE COMING SURGE OF COVID-19 PATIENTS NEEDING HOSPITALIZATION. GOV. SUNUNU: ONE OF THE MO RECENT MODELS SAYS THAT WE’ NEED SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA OF 2000 TO 4000, BEDS GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THE SITUATION, SO WE HAVE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 BEDS AVAILABLE WITH ALL THESE FLEX AND SURGE CENTERS. WE’RE GOING TO BE THERE. ADAM: NOW, MANY VIEWERS HAVE ASKED US -- WHY NO POSITIVE COVID-19 TEST RESULTS YET IN COOS COUNTY? WE ASKED DR. BENJAMIN CHAN THAT TODAY, AND HE SAID IT IS POSSIBLE PEOPLE ARE SEEKING CARE IN THE NORTH COUNTRY AND THERE ARE LIMITS ON PP