New Hampshire Coronavirus: 4 More Deaths; 15 New Infections

CONCORD, NH — Four more deaths related to COVID-19 were announced by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services Monday bringing the fatality count to 343 or about 6 percent of all infections.

The three men and one woman lives in Hillsborough County and were all 60 years of age or older. Three were connected to long-term care settings. Three were also 80 years of age or older.

The state also announced 15 new positive infection cases bringing the accumulative number of positive patients to 5,571. None of the new cases required hospitalization. Six had no identified risk factors meaning they did not catch it from a known infected party or traveling. Two of the new infections were children while 53 percent were women and 47 percent men. Ten live in Hillsborough County, four reside in Rockingham County, and one lives in Merrimack County.

On Sunday, the state collected 953 polymerase chain reaction tests and 84 antibody lab tests with 687 people tested from the reaction tests and 80 from the antibody tests.

Of the 5,571 positive patients, 4,316 or 77 percent have recovered. Only 51 people remain in the hospital.

Since late January, the state has collected more than 128,000 specimens with 95.6 percent offering a negative result.

Approximately 3,375 people are under public health monitoring by the state.

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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