COVID-19 Recoveries In New Hampshire Rise To 82%: Data Update

CONCORD, NH — Accumulative positive COVID-19 cases in New Hampshire will probably crack 6,000 Saturday after state health officials released the latest data update Friday with 18 new positive test results for the new coronavirus.

The 18 new cases bring the total number of people who have contracted COVID-19 since March 1 to be 5,991 — with 82% or 4,897 recovering from the infection. Of the new cases, one is a child, 56 percent were men, and 44 percent women. Nine of the new cases live in Rockingham County while Hillsborough County had four new cases and Merrimack County has a single new case. One investigation is still being studied by health officials.

Of the new cases, four required hospitalization bringing the total number of people needing more extensive care in a hospital to 585 or about 10 percent of all cases. At the same time, hospitalizations dropped to their lowest level, 20 cases, since the state started releasing that data in April.

Five of the new cases have no identified risk factors.

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"Community-based transmission continues to occur in the state and has been identified in all counties," the State Joint Information Center said. "Most of the remaining cases have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis, recently traveled, or are associated with an outbreak setting."

Three more people also died in New Hampshire: A man and a woman from Hillsborough County and a man from Belknap County. They were all 60 years of age or older. The fatality count in New Hampshire is now 390.

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On Thursday, the state collected 2,233 specimens including 1,281 new people being tested in the state. Nearly 154,000 specimens have been collected with 96 percent of them offering a negative result.

Approximately 3,475 people are under public health monitoring by the state.

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.
• 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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