Coronavirus In New Hampshire — 25 More Deaths: 48-Hour Report

CONCORD, NH — The State Joint Information Center announced another 25 related deaths to COVID-19 in New Hampshire during the past two days.

Nineteen deaths were announced on Saturday and six on Sunday bringing the fatality count in the state to 933 or 2 percent of all coronavirus infections.

Two of the deaths were men from Belknap County while one was a woman from Coos County and two men were from Cheshire County. One man was from Grafton County, three women and five men were from Hillsborough County, three women and men were from Merrimack County, a woman and man were from Rockingham County, men in both Strafford and Sullivan County, and a woman from Strafford County also died. Nine of the residents lived in long-term care settings while 16 were 80 years of age or older, eight were 70 to 79, and one was 60 to 69 years of age.

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Another 1,424 new infections including 211 children were also announced on Saturday and Sunday with 989 coming from polymerase chain reaction tests and the rest from antigen tests. The seven-day test positivity rate is 6.9 percent. The positive infections were found from specimens taken during seven days of test dating back to Jan. 5. Fourteen tests from that day were determined to be positive Saturday while 169 from Jan. 6 were positive during the past 48 hours. Eight tests were from Jan. 13, 376 were from Thursday, 516 were from Friday, and 305 were from Saturday. Most of the new tests were from Hillsborough County — 375, while 315 reside in Rockingham County, 127 live in Merrimack County, and 110 live in Nashua.

"Community-based transmission continues to occur in the state and has been identified in all counties," the state said. "Of those with complete risk information, most of the cases are either associated with an outbreak setting or have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis."

State health officials said 243 people were hospitalized while nearly 50,000 people have recovered from the virus or 87 percent of all cases. There have been 1.25 million tests issued in New Hampshire while nearly 565,000 Granite Staters or 41.5 percent of residents have been tested.

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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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