5 More Dead Of COVID-19 In New Hampshire: Coronavirus Update

CONCORD, NH — After three days without any fatalities, five people died due to or related to coronavirus in New Hampshire, according to the State Joint Information Center.

The five Granite Staters included a woman and two men from Belknap County and women from Rockingham and Strafford counties. Three of the deaths were connected to long-term care settings while four were 80 years of age or older and one was in the 70 to 79 age bracket.

There have been 1,175 deaths in New Hampshire connected to the pandemic or less than 1.55 percent of all cases.

Another 244 new positive infections were found via 153 polymerase chain reaction tests with another 91 coming from antigen tests. More than 5,300 PCR tests were issued on Tuesday for a 1.3 percent positivity rate for the day. Most of the new cases live in Hillsborough County — 58, with 57 living in Rockingham County, 29 residing in Merrimack County, and five living in Nashua.

Nearly 76,000 people in New Hampshire have tested positive for coronavirus.

For the first time in many months, recoveries increased to more than 95.5 percent. About 89 people are in the hospital. Nearly 1.67 million tests have been administered while 46.7 percent of the population has been tested.

As of Wednesday, Nashua has the most cases of all Patch communities in New Hampshire — 110, while Salem has 50 cases. All of the other Patch communities have fewer than 50 active infections: Portsmouth has 47, Concord 41, Exeter 37, Bedford and Milford have 35, Merrimack 30, Windham 29, Londonderry 25, Hampton 23, Amherst 14, and North Hampton has 5.

At K-12 school settings in the state, there are 105 active cases. Active infections in Patch schools include seven at Portsmouth High School; three cases at the Mary A. Fisk Elementary School in Salem, Phillips Exeter Academy, South Merrimack Christian Academy, and the New Franklin School in Portsmouth; two cases at Mary C. Dondero Elementary School in Portsmouth, Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, Nashua High School South, Concord High School, Bishop Guertin High School in Nashua, and the Milford Middle School; and single cases at the Golden Brook Elementary School in Windham, Salem High School, the Elm Street Middle School in Nashua, the Amherst Middle School, the Academy for Science and Design Charter School in Nashua, Trinity Christian School, Londonderry Senior High School, the Lincoln Street Elementary School in Exeter, Concord Christian Academy, Bedford High School, the Windham Center School, the William T. Barron Elementary School in Salem, the Great Bay Charter School in Exeter, the Sunset Heights School in Nashua, the Broken Ground Elementary School in Concord, and Merrimack Valley High School in Penacook.

There are fewer than 100 active cases at colleges and universities in New Hampshire: 24 at Plymouth State University, 22 at Dartmouth College in Hanover, 21 at UNH in Durham, 13 at Keene State College, 10 at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, two at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, and single cases at NHTI, Concord's Community College and New England College in Henniker.

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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.

COVID-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Schools, Employers, Employees, and Businesses (Can your employer force you to get the vaccine? It depends).

COVID-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Healthcare Providers and Public Health Partners

• 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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