Less Than 50 New COVID-19 Cases In 2 Days In New Hampshire: Data

CONCORD, NH — After positive new coronavirus cases were found within the student body of the Windham School District this week, officials at SAU 95 suspended all sporting activities, until further notice.

Superintendent Richard Langlois made the announcement Tuesday and informed the community that the state's health department had begun contact tracing investigations and the students and their siblings were quarantined. The students were involved in athletics in the district. The students will learn remotely, Langlois said, while under quarantine.

It is unknown exactly how many students are infected but three days ago, the community had between one and four cases and now, it has 12 active cases.

"We are actively monitoring this situation in concert with local and state officials," he said. "Please know the health and wellbeing of our students, staff, and parents are paramount in everything we do."

Those new cases in Windham are some of the 47 new positive test results reported by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services during the past two days. Of those new cases, 15 were children and four were healthcare workers. Another third of the cases were between 20 and 29 years of age and six were between 30 and 39, according to data. More than half were male.

Currently, the state has 227 active cases with 91 percent of all COVID-19 cases either recovered or no longer in isolation. There are currently nine people hospitalized and no new deaths have been reported in three days.

On Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, the state collected nearly 8,100 polymerase chain reaction tests and 65 antibody laboratory tests — with 224,432 Granite Staters being tested for PCR tests and 30,223 receiving antibody tests.

Other School Data

While the Windham School District information is not included in the latest school data update, other information is.

University of New Hampshire, according to the state, now has 42 active cases of COVID-19 and 20 recovered cases. Both New England College in Henniker and Manchester have three active cases while the Henniker campus has two recovered cases. Keene State College has two active cases and one recovered case. Franklin Pierce University, Rivier University, and Plymouth University have an active case each while Franklin Pierce also has nine recovered cases.

There are only a handful of K-12 schools in New Hampshire that have active or recovered cases. St. Paul's School in Concord, in the latest data, reported one recovered case.

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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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