COVID-19 Outbreak Reported At Rockingham County Corrections: Data

CONCORD, NH — Another outbreak of COVID-19 has been reported in a New Hampshire institution, according to state health officials.

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that 10 prisoners in the Rockingham County Department of Corrections had become infected with COVID-19. A single staffer is also infected. No cases are under investigation and no deaths have been reported at the facility.

The state also continues to track the outbreak at Evergreen Place in Manchester, a long term care facility where 27 residents and 16 employees have been infected. Seven people have also died at the facility.

State health officials reported 16 new positive test results including three children. Of the new cases, 69 percent were male.

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Four of the new cases reside in Rockingham County, two live in Hillsborough County outside of Manchester and Nashua, two live in Nashua, and one lives in Merrimack County.

The case count now stands at 7,150 with close to 6,500 or 91 percent recovering from the virus. Only 237 people currently have the virus in New Hampshire.

Only one of the new infections required hospitalization but hospitalizations also dropped to eight in the state — the lowest number of people in the hospital with the new coronavirus since April 3.

Six of the new infections have no identified risk factors.

On Monday, the state reported 2,162 new polymerase chain reaction tests and 62 antibody laboratory tests performed — with 307,293 PCR tests being held in the state since January. The state reported 199,871 people have been tested with PCR tests and 29,322 have been tested for antibody labs.

More than 97.6 percent of all tests have offered a negative result.

Approximately 1,950 people are under public health monitoring — the lowest number being watched by public health officials also since April 3.

GOFERR Meets Wednesday

At 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26, Jerry Little, Executive Director of the Governor’s Office For Emergency Relief and Recovery (GOFERR), will hold a meeting of the Bipartisan Legislative Advisory Board.

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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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