37 New Positive Coronavirus Cases In New Hampshire: Data

CONCORD, NH — The State Joint Information Center announced that even though more than 1,600 COVID-19 specimens were collected Sunday, only 37 new positive new coronavirus cases were reported to the state Monday.

The accumulative case count in New Hampshire is 5,079 with 67 percent of those cases recovering from the virus. There are 1,401 active cases in the state.

Another 1,412 tests are pending and more than 102,500 specimens have been collected in New Hampshire. Ninety-five percent of those tests offered a negative result. The state is averaging around 2,100 tests per day.

Several of the investigations by the state of new patients still being conducted. The information center said the gender breakdown is 70 percent were women and 30 percent men of those with completed investigations.

Three of the new patients required hospitalizations bringing the total number of people requiring more extensive care to 492 or less than 10 percent of all patients. There are currently 78 people still hospitalized.

Most of the new patients live in Hillsborough County: 10 in communities other than Manchester and Nashua, 11 in Manchester, two in Nashua, six in Rockingham County, and three in Merrimack County.

Most of the new cases contracted the virus due to travel or by being in close contacted with an infected person.

No new deaths were reported Monday.

Approximately 4,025 people are under public health monitoring in New Hampshire.

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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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