15 More People Infected With New Coronavirus In New Hampshire

CONCORD, NH — Another 15 people in New Hampshire have contracted the new coronavirus, according to state health officials.

Six of the new cases were children with 60 percent of them being female. Five of the new cases live in Hillsborough County outside of Manchester and Nashua, five reside in Rockingham County, and one lives in Manchester.

None of the new patients required hospitalization but the state revised its hospitalizations number up to nine. Only two cases had no identified risk factors — but health officials are still investigating some of the cases.

Currently, 6,653 people have recovered from the virus and the state has 224 active cases.

The state did not release any negative testing information from Tuesday. It will be included in Thursday's report.

Approximately 1,625 are under public health monitoring by state officials — the lowest number of people being watched for potential exposure since April 1.

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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 confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 needs to stay home and not go out into 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.

• Guidance to schools can be found can be found here.
• Instructions for returning travelers to self-observe for symptoms of COVID-19 are available 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.

Town by town testing rates:

• Thousands Of COVID-19 Tests Issued In Amherst: Data
• Thousands Of COVID-19 Tests Issued In Bedford: Data
• Nearly 14,000 COVID-19 Tests Issued In Concord: Data
• Thousands Of Residents Tested For COVID-19 In Exeter: Data
• Thousands In Hampton, North Hampton Tested For COVID-19: Data
• Thousands In Londonderry Tested For COVID-19: Data
• Thousands Tested For COVID-19 In Merrimack: Data
• Thousands Tested For COVID-19 In Milford: Data
• More Than 16,000 COVID-19 Tests Issued In Nashua: Data
• Thousands In Portsmouth Tested For COVID-19: Data
• Thousands Of COVID-19 Tests Issued In Salem: Data
• Thousands In Windham Tested For COVID-19: Data

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