In New Hampshire, 7 More Deaths Related To Coronavirus: Update

CONCORD, NH — Another seven elderly Granite Staters have died related to COVID-19, according to state health officials.

The fatalities included women from Coos and Grafton counties, a woman and man from Hillsborough County, two men from Rockingham County, and a man from Strafford County. All were 60 years of age or older.

More detailed information from the state's data dashboard was not available at post time.

During 11 months of the pandemic, 1,066 people have died from or related to COVID-19 in New Hampshire.

On Tuesday, the State Joint Information Center reported 328 new positive test results collected during the past 48 hours — 36 new cases from Sunday and 292 new infections from Monday. About half the cases were from polymerase chain reaction tests and the other half were antigen tests. Of the new cases, 35 were children and they were equally split between genders.

Most of the new cases — 94, live in Hillsborough County outside of Nashua while 70 reside in Rockingham County, 23 live in Merrimack County and 19 live in Nashua.

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"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 have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis."

Accumulatively, 66,384 people have contracted coronavirus in New Hampshire while 92 percent, 61,096, have recovered from the virus. Active cases have dropped to 4,222 in the Granite State — the lowest amount of active cases since Nov. 22, 2020. The state said 600,500 residents have been tested by PCR tests while 36,609 people have been tested with antibody lab tests. More than 44.3 percent of residents have been tested via more than 1.4 million tests.

Nashua To Host Memorial Service For COVID-19 Victims

The city of Nashua will be hosting a memorial service to pay respects to the more than 1,000 fatalities, including 70 who lived in Nashua, who have died of COVID-19.

The virtual ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday.

According to the city, the ceremony will begin with an opening prayer from Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett, of Nashua’s Temple Beth Abraham, followed by remarks from Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess, U.S. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, representatives for U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan and Bobbie Bagley, Nashua's director of Public Health and Community Services.

The public can view the ceremony on local access Channel 16 or view the live stream of Channel 16 on the city of Nashua website, located online here.

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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.

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• 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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