Another High Single Day Count For COVID-19 In New Hampshire: 252

CONCORD, NH — State health officials announced three new institutional outbreaks, two more deaths, and 252 new COVID-19 positive test results Thursday in New Hampshire.

The deaths included a man from Hillsborough County who was between 70 and 79 years of age and a woman, also from Hillsborough County, who was between 50 and 59 years of age. The woman was the 11th death in the state in that age group or about 2.3 percent of the 486th fatalities in New Hampshire.

Another 252 new positive test results were also reported Thursday — one of the highest single day count of cases. Thirteen of the cases are still under investigation but of the other cases, 35 were children and slightly more than half were female. Sixty-five of the patients live in Rockingham County, 33 reside in Hillsborough County outside of Manchester and Nashua, 21 live in Merrimack County, and 20 live in Nashua.

State officials said about 50 of the cases should have been included in Wednesday's data but were not due to a glitch.

The cases were found after 8,857 tests were conducted Wednesday and 10,449 conducted Tuesday.

Forty-four people are currently hospitalized.

"This census may include out of state residents hospitalized in NH and/or individuals readmitted to the hospital, therefore increases in the daily hospital census may not always equal the number of new hospitalizations reported in a given day," the State Joint Information Center 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 are associated with an outbreak setting."

The state also reported three new institutional outbreaks: At St. Anne's Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Dover where eight residents and seven staff have tested positive; Mount Prospect Academy in Plymouth where nine residents and 11 staff have tested positive; and Woodlawn Care Center in Newport has eight residents and three staffers who have tested positive.

New Hampshire has 11,808 accumulative cases of the COVID-19, 9,776 have recovered from the virus, about 83 percent, and there are 1,546 current cases. More than 356,000 people in New Hampshire have been tested via polymerase chain reaction test while 32,326 residents have been tested by antibody tests.

Approximately 4,875 residents are under public health monitoring.

K-12 schools in New Hampshire have 60 active COVID-19 cases.

New schools reporting cases include: Webster Elementary School; The Birches Academy of Academics in Salem; Portsmouth High School has three active cases; Pelham Memorial School has four active cases; the Northeast Woodland Chartered Public School in Conway; McKelvie Intermediate School in Bedford has another positive case; Inter-Lakes Elementary School in Meredith has an active case; the Berlin Elementary School has two cases; and the Beaver Meadow Elementary School in Concord reported a new case.

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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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