Coronavirus In New Hampshire: 807 New Positive Test Results

CONCORD, NH — State health officials announced Tuesday another 807 new positive test results for coronavirus with a positivity rate of 5.4 percent.

Like data announcements recently, the results were cases from four days during the past week: 91 were from Thursday, 222 were from Friday, 226 were from Sunday, and 268 were from Monday. About two-thirds of the patients were discovered to be positive via polymerase chain reaction tests.

About 6,700 PCR tests were administered Monday. When ongoing investigations are completed, the data will be included in future reports, the State Joint Information Center said.

Eighty-five of the new patients were children while slightly more than half were female. The county of residence for 20 cases is still be studied while 262 reside in Rockingham County, 234 live in Hillsborough County outside of Nashua, 93 live in Merrimack, and 35 live in Nashua.

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Contact tracing investigations determined that most of the cases were either in contact with a person who was a confirmed case or traveled recently — which was expected, due to many ignoring warnings not to travel during the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

The state said 211 individuals were hospitalized while 3 percent of the more than 26,000 positive test results have required more extensive care. About 76 percent, 20,239, have recovered from the virus.

Nearly 32 percent of Granite Staters have been tested via about 905,000 tests.

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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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