Coronavirus 48-Hour Report: 21 More Fatalities In New Hampshire

CONCORD, NH — During the weekend, another 21 more New Hampshire residents died due to or related to COVID-19.

The fatalities included two women in Belknap County, three women and one man in Cheshire County, two women and four men in Hillsborough county, a man and woman in both Merrimack and Strafford counties, and two women and two men in Rockingham County.

Fourteen of the deaths were connected to long-term care settings while 16 were 80 years of age or older, two were between 70 and 79, one was between 60 and 69, and nine were between 50 and 59. There have only been 18 fatalities in that 50 to 59 age category. The state also said that one fatality was a person was between 30 and 39 and another was a person between 20 and 29. There have only been three people in the 30 to 39 age bracket and two in the 20 to 29 age category in the state of New Hampshire who have died due to the virus.

"We offer our sympathies to the family and friends," the State Joint Information Center said.

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During the past two days, the state reported 906 new infections including 146 children.

Most of the cases were found via polymerase chain reaction specimens collected across three days: 131 samples from Thursday, 534 cases from Friday, and 241 from Saturday. The majority of the new infections — 229, live in Rockingham County while 225 live in Hillsborough County outside of Nashua, 76 reside in Merrimack County, and 59 live in Nashua.

Hospitalizations have dipped to 200 people in New Hampshire, according to the state, while recoveries are at nearly 60,000 or 91 percent of all cases. There are fewer than 4,900 active cases in the state. Nearly 1.4 million tests have been administered with just shy of 599,000 Granite Staters receiving PCR tests and more than 36,500 receiving antibody tests.

There are 57 active cases connected to K-12 schools in the state. The only new case connected to a school in a Patch community is at the Mill Brook Primary School in Concord.

There are 11 cases at colleges and universities in the state including four cases at St. Anselm College in Goffstown, three at UNH in Durham, two at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, and one each at Dartmouth College in Hanover and Plymouth State University.

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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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