COVID-19 Recoveries In New Hampshire Reach 80%: Update

CONCORD, NH — State health officials announced Monday another death related to COVID-19.

The woman, who was 80 years of age or older, was connected to a long-term care setting in Rockingham County, according to state health data. She was the 381st death in the state about 6 percent of all cases.

The State Joint Information Center also announced Monday that 4,702 new coronavirus cases in New Hampshire, 80 percent, have recovered from the virus.

Another 21 people have become infected with COVID-19 after the state collected nearly 1,750 specimens Sunday including 976 new people being tested. The state has collected 148,421 specimens with 96 percent offering a negative result.

In the state of New Hampshire, 5,914 have contracted the virus since March 1.

Of the new cases, two were children, 85 percent were women, and 15 percent men. Some of the cases are still being investigated. Four, however, live in Nashua, three reside in Rockingham County, two live in Hillsborough County outside of Manchester and Nashua, one lives in Merrimack County, and one lives in Manchester.

Four of the new cases required hospitalization bringing the total number of patients hospitalized to 574 or less than 10 percent. Twenty-five people are currently hospitalized.

Six of the new cases had no identified risk factors.

About 86 tests are pending while 3,450 are under public health monitoring.

Learn More About 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.
• Anybody who is told to self-quarantine and stay at home due to exposure to a person with confirmed or suspect COVID-19 needs to stay home and not go out into public places.
• If you are 60 years or older or have chronic medical conditions, you need to stay home and not go out.
• Avoid gatherings of 10 people or more.
• Employers need to move to telework as much as possible.
• There is increasing evidence that this virus can survive for hours or possibly even a few days on surfaces, so 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 when sick (i.e., social distancing).
• 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.

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