New Hampshire Passes 8K Mark On Accumulative Coronavirus Cases

CONCORD, NH — State health officials reported 25 new positive test results for COVID-19 Wednesday bringing the total accumulative cases in the state to 8,007.

More than 7,300 or 91 percent of those cases have recovered from the virus.

Of the new patients, two were children and 12 were male. Five reside in Rockingham County, four live in Merrimack County, another four live in Hillsborough County outside of Nashua and Manchester, four live in Manchester, and three live in Nashua.

The residency of two cases is still being investigated by state officials.

One new hospitalization was reported but the state revised its current hospitalization number to 17. About 9 percent of all infections have required more extensive care.

Seven of the cases had no identified risk factors meaning none have traveled recently or had close contact with a person known to have COVID-19.

According to the latest data dashboard, 413,391 polymerase chain reaction tests have been administered in New Hampshire since January including 2,477 on Tuesday on 244,489 Granite Staters.

The state reported Wednesday that 1,927 people in Amherst had been tested for COVID-19 while 4,822 were tested in Bedford. In Concord, 9,236 have been tested while 2,599 have been tested in Exeter. Hampton residents, 2,261, have been participated in PCR testing while 4,377 have been tested in Londonderry. In Merrimack, 3,916 residents have been tested while 2,646 have been in Milford and 13,146 in Nashua have been tested. In North Hampton, it's 635. About 4,330 in Portsmouth have been tested while 4,032 in Salem and 2,693 have in Windham.

Approximately 2,275 people are under public health monitoring.

2 Schools Report New Cases

According to the state's data dashboard, two more K-12 schools reported infections Wednesday.

Concord Christian Academy reported three cases of COVID-19, its first cases, while Pinkerton Academy in Derry reported a single case, also its first. On Tuesday, in a letter to parents and guardians, Richard Langlois, the superintendent of the Windham School District, reported another case within the school population. The district has three active cases and 19 students who have tested positive overall.

Langlois requested members of the school community to not discuss the specifics about active cases in order to ensure the privacy of students and not violate HIPAA.

"If you or your student were considered a close contact to an infectious person," he said, "you would receive a call from either the school of the NH DHHS notifying you and what your course of action should be."

The state has 15 active cases of the new coronavirus connected to school settings.

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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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