Another 670 New Positive Coronavirus Results In New Hampshire

CONCORD, NH — New Hampshire health officials announced another 670 new positive coronavirus test results Tuesday gathered from specimens taken during the past five days.

The state said 525 of the new positive test results were collected via polymerase chain reaction tests. On Monday, 7,123 PCR tests were administered and 386 positive results found from those tests.

The rest of the tests were taken from four previous days: 81 new positive test results were administered Thursday for a revised total for that day of 1,106 — the second highest single-day count; 91 new cases were from Friday, one new patient was from Saturday, and 111 were from Sunday, the state said. The PCR positivity rate was 6.2 percent while the seven day average of all tests is 8.8 percent.

"Test results for previous days are still being processed and the total number of new positives for those days are not yet complete," the State Joint Information Center said. "Updated case counts for prior days will be reflected on the COVID-19 interactive dashboard."

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Investigators are attempting to determine the residency for 21 new cases — with another 281 New Hampshire residents without completed residency investigations. Of the new cases, 84 were children and there were slightly more males than females. Most of the new cases, 223, live in Rockingham County while 128 reside in Hillsborough County outside of Nashua, 82 live in Merrimack County, and Nashua has 37 cases.

Most of the new cases had close contact with a confirmed case or were from an outbreak setting, the state said.

Recoveries in New Hampshire have risen back up to 78 percent or about 25,500 with hospitalizations at 252.

More than 963,000 coronavirus tests have been issued to Granite Staters to more than one-third of the state's population with 471,037 residents tested via PCR tests and 34,009 tested by antibody laboratory tests.

The state's school data dashboard, case summary data, and maps were not updated by post time Tuesday.

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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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