41 New Coronavirus Infections Reported In New Hampshire: Data

CONCORD, NH — Another 41 Granite Staters including four children have become infected with the new coronavirus in New Hampshire, according to health officials.

The new cases bring the total in the state to 7,347 — or around one half of 1 percent of the entire population of the state.

Fifty-four percent of the cases were women while 10 live in Hillsborough County outside of Manchester and Nashua, nine live in Manchester, five live in Merrimack County, four reside in Rockingham County, and three live in Nashua.

None of the new cases required hospitalization but the state did revise up its current hospitalization cases to 10 in New Hampshire.

Five of the new patients have no identified risk factors — meaning they have not traveled recently, are not associated with an outbreak setting, or had contact with an infected person.

The recovery rate for COVID-19 has held steady at 91 percent for a number of days with only 240 active cases in New Hampshire currently.

On Monday and Tuesday, 6,388 polymerase chain reaction specimens were collected bringing the total number of PCR tests to 337,403 in New Hampshire. Of those tests, about 98 percent offered a negative result.

Around 1,725 people are under public health monitoring by the state.

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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.

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