8 New COVID-19 Cases Announced In New Hampshire: Update

CONCORD, NH — No, that is not a typo: New Hampshire health officials reported only eight new positive COVID-19 cases Sunday, one of the lowest one-day totals since March.

According to the state, another child has become infected along with seven adults. Sixty-two percent of the new cases were female. Two live in Hillsborough County outside of Manchester and Nashua, two live in Rockingham County, one resides in Manchester, and one lives in Nashua.

The state has had 6,988 accumulative cases during the past five and half months but only 278 active cases. Ninety percent of all new coronavirus patients have recovered from the virus.

Two of the eight newly infected required hospitalization but current patients hospitalized also dropped to 13. Slightly more than 10 percent of patients, 708, have required more extensive care.

None of the new cases had unidentified risk factors meaning they contracted the virus due to close contact with a confirmed case or recent travel.

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On Saturday, the state collected 1,700 specimens for a total of 214,875 tests since January. Of the tests with results, 97.1 percent were reported to be negative.

The three-day average percent of positive polymerase chain reaction tests is less than 1 percent and has been less than 2.5 percent since early June.

Approximately 2,625 Granite Staters are under public health monitoring.

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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