Another Elderly Woman Dies Due To New Coronavirus In NH: Update

CONCORD, NH — Another elderly woman has died in New Hampshire due to the new coronavirus, the State Joint Information Center announced Saturday.

The woman was 80 years of age or older and lived in Carroll County in a long-term care facility. She is the 436th death in the state connected to COVID-19.

According to the state's summary new coronavirus dashboard, 63.5 percent of all deaths in the state were residents who were 80 years of age or older and 81.4 percent of deaths were connected to long-term care settings. Only 4.1 percent of deaths, 18, were Granite Staters under the age of 59.

State health officials also announced 44 new positive test results including seven children bringing the case count to just under 7,700 accumulatively since March. Fifty-one percent of the new cases were male. Fourteen of the new infections reside in Rockingham County while seven live in Manchester, five live in Nashua, four live in Hillsborough County outside of Manchester and Nashua, and two live in Merrimack County.

No new hospitalizations were reported Saturday but health officials revised up hospitalizations to seven in New Hampshire while 6,953 have recovered from the virus.

"Five of the new cases had no identified risk factors," the state said. "Community-based transmission continues to occur in the state and has been identified in all counties. Of those with complete risk information, most of the cases have either had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis or have recently traveled."

The number of Granite Staters who have been tested via polymerase chain reaction tests passed the 230,000 mark Sunday after 2,688 were tested Saturday. According to the state, 230,542 New Hampshire residents, or 17 percent of the state's population, have been tested via PCR tests — with 30,419 being tested by antibody laboratory testing. Nearly 373,000 PCR tests have been administered in New Hampshire.

Approximately 1,950 people are under public health monitoring.

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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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