In New Hampshire, 10 More COVID-19 Deaths: 48-Hour Report

CONCORD, NH — Another 10 people have died due to or related to coronavirus and COVID-19 during the past two days, according to state health officials.

The fatalities include a man from Grafton County, two women and two men who were living in Hillsborough County, a man from Rockingham County, two men from Strafford County, and a man who was living in Sullivan County. Five were connected to long-term care settings while four were 80 years of age or older, four were between 70- and 79-years-old, and two were in the 50 to 59 age bracket. Only 22 Granite Staters in this age category have died of COVID-19, according to the state's data. They make up 1.7 percent of all deaths in the state.

There have been 1,167 fatalities in New Hampshire or about 1.56 percent of all cases since the pandemic started in March 2020.

During the past 48-hours, another 692 new infections including 110 children were reported by state health officials. Most of the cases were found via polymerase chain reaction tests. On Wednesday, 355 cases were reported while 337 were found on Thursday. Slightly more than 53 percent of the new infections were male. Most of the new cases live in Hillsborough County — 175, while 126 live in Rockingham County, 51 reside in Merrimack County, and 35 live in Nashua. The cases were found after 21,685 PCR tests were administered during the past two days.

There are 2,827 active cases of coronavirus and 74,893 accumulative cases in New Hampshire.

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

Hospitalizations dropped to 95 in New Hampshire while recoveries have reached 70,899. The state said 628,142 Granite Staters have been tested via PCR tests and 37,609 have been tested via antibody lab tests. More than 1.634 million tests have been administered in New Hampshire and about 46.8 percent of residents have been tested.

Manchester, the state's largest city, has the most active cases in the state — 275, followed by Nashua and Plymouth with 178 and Durham with 176. Salem has 82 cases while Concord has 62 and Londonderry has 52. All other Patch communities have fewer than 50 cases: Portsmouth has 46 active cases, Milford has 44, Bedford and Hampton with 34, Merrimack 28, Exeter, 26, Amherst and Windham at 18, and North Hampton has 13 cases.

There are 119 cases connected to K-12 school settings in the state. Active cases in Patch communities include four at Concord High School; three at Clark-Wilkins School in Amherst, Salem High School, and South Merrimack Christian Academy; two at Rundlett Middle School in Concord; and one at Londonderry Middle School, Hampton Academy, and Sunset Heights School in Nashua.

At colleges and universities in New Hampshire, there are 245 active cases including 105 at Plymouth State University, 102 at UNH in Durham, 19 at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, nine at Franklin Pierce University, seven at Keene State College, and one each at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New England College in Henniker, and one at Southern New Hampshire 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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