New Hampshire Coronavirus Data: Recoveries Reach 73%

CONCORD, NH — For the first time since reporting data, the state of New Hampshire said Friday more than 70 percent of all infected new coronavirus patients, 73.2 percent, to be exact, have recovered from the virus. The state said 3,843 patients had been confirmed as recovered from COVID-19. The announcement was made at the same time the state reported seven new deaths and 46 new positive test results.

Six of the seven new deaths were connected to long-term care facilities and all seven were 80 years of age or older, according to state data. Six were women who resided in Hillsborough County while the seventh person was a woman from Belknap County.

The new cases brings the number to 5,251 in the state accumulatively. All but one case has a completed investigation. Twenty-two reside in Manchester while eight live in Rockingham County and six live in Nashua. Four live in Merrimack County. One was a child while 63 percent were women and 37 percent men, according to the state.

Only one of the new cases was hospitalized bringing the total count to 503 or less than 10 percent. There are about 76 people still in the hospital.

"This represents a decrease of one hospitalization overall from prior reports due to previously-reported hospitalized cases being removed from New Hampshire case counts after determining they were not New Hampshire residents," the state said.

Nine of the new cases had no identified factors — the most in a number of weeks, with the state saying they still believed that community-based transmission was occurring in the state.

"Most of the remaining cases have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis or are associated with an outbreak setting," the state reported.

The state has collected more than 110,000 specimens with more than 95 percent of the tests coming back negative. On Thursday, the state took more than 2,150 tests.

Approximately 3,825 people 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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