6 More Die; 37 More Infected With Coronavirus In New Hampshire

CONCORD, NH — Six more people have died due to or related to COVID-19 in New Hampshire, according to health officials.

The new deaths, announced Friday, bring the total number of fatalities to 337 or 6 percent of all infections. Four of the new deaths were connected to long-term care settings, according to the state's data dashboard. One of the deaths was 80 or older while three were between 70 and 70 and two were between 60 and 69. Four of the cases were women who lived in Hillsborough County and one was a man from Rockingham County.

The state also announced that 37 more people have tested positive for the new coronavirus. The new cases bring the state to just shy of 5,500 infections. One of the new infections is a child while 68 percent were women and 32 percent were men. Eleven of the new cases reside in Nashua while eight live in Manchester. Another eight live in Hillsborough County outside of Manchester and Nashua, three live in Rockingham County, and one resides in Merrimack County.

The state reported 16 new hospitalizations bringing the count to 549 or slightly more than 10 percent of all patients. There are currently 61 patients receiving care.

Four of the new infections have no identified risk factors, according to the contact tracing investigations by the state. Most of the other patients derived the illness from contact with others who had a confirmed diagnoses, an outbreak setting, or through travel.

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More than 123,000 specimens have been collected in the state with about 95.5 percent of all tests coming back negative. Seventy-seven percent of all infections have recovered while 3,450 people are under public health monitoring by the state.

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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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