301 People In New Hampshire Have Died Due To Coronavirus: Data

CONCORD, NH — On the 100th day of the new coronavirus pandemic in New Hampshire, state officials announced that it had past the 300th death milestone by one after reporting seven more deaths related to COVID-19 Wednesday.

Six of the seven people were 60 years or older. Five women and one man lived in Hillsborough County while another man who passed away lived in Rockingham County.

The woman under 60 who died was between 50 and 59 and was the 15th patient under 60 to die in New Hampshire. The state is still presuming all deaths had underlying or chronic health conditions before dying.

"We offer our sympathies to the family and friends," the State Joint Information Center said.

Officials also announced 54 new positive patients bringing the count to 5,178 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. Two of the new patients were children while 72 percent were women and 28 percent men. The new cases mainly live in Hillsborough County: 18 in Manchester, four in Nashua, and 21 in the county outside of the state's two largest cities. Four cases live in Merrimack County and four reside in Rockingham County.

Four of the new cases required hospitalization leading to another milestone in New Hampshire: 500 of the 5,178 cases needed more extensive care about 9.7 percent of all cases. Eighty-one patients remain hospitalized.

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According to the state, 3,585 people or 69 percent have recovered from the coronavirus — the highest percentage of cases since the pandemic started.

Only two of the new cases had no identified risks with the rest contracting the virus from being in contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 or due to travel.

Approximately 3,825 people are under public health monitoring by state health officials.

More than 105,000 polymerase chain reaction and antibody lab tests have been conducted with about 100,000 tests, a little more than 95 percent, offering a negative result. More than 1,250 specimens were collected Tuesday and the state is averaging around 2,100 tests per day.

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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