COVID-19 Recoveries Reach 84% In New Hampshire: Update

CONCORD, NH — More than 5,100 people who have contracted the new coronavirus since March have recovered from the virus, according to state health officials Tuesday.

The recovery rate officially reached 84 percent for the first time since the pandemic started. New Hampshire has fewer than 600 active cases of COVID-19 after announcing 23 new positive test results — including three children. Of the new cases, 57 percent were women and 43 percent men. Five live in Manchester, five live in Rockingham County, three reside in Nashua, one lives in Merrimack county, and one lives in Hillsborough County outside of Manchester and Nashua.

The new cases bring the total count of positive cases in the state to 6,091.

Two of the new patients required hospitalization while five had no identified risk factors. There are currently 23 people in the hospital.

The State Joint Information Center revised its total hospitalization count up by 74 cases to 665 or 11 percent of all cases due to "further review and quality assurance of previous data."

One more Granite Stater has also died due to COVID-19. She was a woman, 80 years of age or older, connected to a long-term care facility in Hillsborough County.

The state also announced that there were only five active long-term care setting outbreaks remaining in New Hampshire at Bedford Hills Center Genesis, Birch Hill, Greenbriar Nashua, Hillsborough County Nursing Home, and Holy Cross in Manchester.

After collecting more than 1,540 specimens on Monday, the specimen count reached nearly 159,300 with 96.2 percent offering a negative test result.

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Approximately 3,575 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.
• 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.

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