18 Die Due To Coronavirus In 48 Hours In New Hampshire: Data

CONCORD, NH — During the past 48 hours, state health officials announced 18 new deaths related to COVID-19 in New Hampshire.

Only one of the 18 was under the age of 60, bringing the total number of deaths of Granite Staters under 60 to 16 or 4.5 percent of deaths due to the new coronavirus in the state. Fourteen of the deaths were connected to long-term care settings, according to the state's data dashboard. Eleven of the fatalities were 80 years of age or older.

State health officials also announced on Thursday and Friday 74 new cases of COVID-19 including four children. Seventeen of the new cases live in Manchester, 15 live in Hillsborough County outside of Manchester and Nashua, 13 reside in Rockingham County, seven live in Merrimack County, and four live in Nashua.

Only three of the new cases required hospitalization. Currently, there are only 32 patients with the coronavirus requiring more extensive care.

Thirteen of the new cases had no identifying risk factors meaning they were not connected to infection setting, did not catch it from a known person who was infected, and had not traveled either.

Nearly 134,000 specimens have been collected with 95.7 percent coming back with a negative result. On Wednesday and Thursday, nearly 4,400 new polymerase chain reaction tests were collected including around 2,900 never tested before. During those two days, fewer than 500 antibody tests were collected including 436 new people tested.

Accumulatively, 5,671 people have contracted COVID-19 while 4,381 about 77 percent have recovered from the virus. Approximately 3,450 are under public health monitoring.

Sununu Extends State Of Emergency

On Friday, Gov. Chris Sununu issued Executive Order 2020-14, along with Exhibit J to Emergency Order #29 as part of the state's efforts to respond to COVID-19. Executive Order 2020-14: Fifth Extension of State of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 2020-04. Exhibit J to Emergency Order #29: Waiver of annual fees.

Learn More About 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.
• Anybody who is told to self-quarantine and stay at home due to exposure to a person with confirmed or suspect COVID-19 needs to stay home and not go out into public places.
• If you are 60 years or older or have chronic medical conditions, you need to stay home and not go out.
• Avoid gatherings of 10 people or more.
• Employers need to move to telework as much as possible.
• There is increasing evidence that this virus can survive for hours or possibly even a few days on surfaces, so 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 when sick (i.e., social distancing).
• 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.

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