Another 207 New Hampshire Residents Contract Coronavirus: Update

CONCORD, NH — Another 207 residents in New Hampshire have become infected with coronavirus, according to the State Joint Information Center.

The cases were found after 1,999 tests were administered on Sunday. Most of the cases — 148, were found via polymerase chain reaction tests while the rest were antigen tests. Most of the new case reside in Hillsborough County outside of Nashua — 54, while 49 live in Rockingham County, 19 live in Merrimack County, and 15 live in Nashua. The state has yet to determine where 22 new cases live. Slightly more than half of the new cases were female.

"Of those with complete risk information, most of the cases have either had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis or are associated with an outbreak setting," the state said.

There are 2,334 cases in New Hampshire and 80,750 accumulative cases in the state — while 77,199 or 95.6 percent have recovered. About 72 people are currently hospitalized. More than 1.822 million tests have been administered in the state while more than 48.6 percent of Granite Staters have been tested.

The state reported 130 cases in colleges and universities including 69 at UNH in Durham, 22 at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, 19 at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, 10 at Plymouth State University, and five at Keene State College. Dartmouth College in Hanover and Franklin Pierce University in Rindge reported two cases each while Great Bay Community College in Portsmouth has one case.

K-12 schools in New Hampshire have 165 active cases. Patch schools with active cases include five cases at Bedford High School; four cases at Milford High School; three cases at Portsmouth High School, Merrimack High School, St. Christopher Academy in Nashua, Londonderry Middle School; two cases at Nashua High School, Dr. Norman W. Crisp School in Nashua, the Woodbury School in Salem, the Charlotte Ave Elementary School in Nashua, and the Ross A. Lurgio Middle School in Bedford; and single cases at the Golden Brook Elementary School in Windham; the Birch Hill Elementary School in Nashua, the Windham Middle School, the Peter Woodbury School in Bedford, the Mary A. Fisk Elementary School in Salem, Bishop Guertin High School in Nashua, the Broad Street Elementary School in Nashua, Exeter High School, the Matthew Thornton Elementary School in Londonderry, and the Elm Street Middle School in Nashua.

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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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