NH Coronavirus Update: 38th Death Announced, 1,342 Positive Tests

CONCORD, NH — A little more than 38 percent of the new coronavirus patients in New Hampshire have recovered from the infection, state officials said Saturday, along with the announcement that a 38th person had died. The latest victim was a woman who live in Hillsborough County and was 60 years of age or older. The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services did not announce whether or not the woman had underlying health conditions.

The state said 513 have now officially recovered from the virus while there are still 791 active cases.

Another 56 new positive tests for COVID-19 were also announced. Some of those new cases are still under investigation but of the people with completed investigations, half were men, half were women, and two were boys.

Twenty-one of the new cases live in Manchester while five live in Nashua. Sixteen live in Rockingham County and three live in Merrimack County.

Nine of the new cases had no identified risk factors while two were hospitalized bringing the count to 192 or 14 percent of people who contracted the virus needing hospital care — with 85 people currently hospitalized.

The state said 12,082 people have tested negative for COVID-19 at the NH Public Health Laboratories, LabCorp, Quest, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and those sent to CDC prior to the state's labs testing capacity — with 316 tests pending at the state's labs. It is unknown how many commercial lab tests are outstanding. The state's labs have tested more than 6,200 people alone.

Approximately 2,200 people are under public health monitoring in New Hampshire.

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Governor Files Motion To Dismiss Injunction

After requesting a delay to a motion in superior court challenging the creation of an emergency recovery and relief office to distribute federal funds to fight the new coronavirus and bypass legislative oversight, Gov. Chris Sununu filed motions to dismiss and an objection to motion for a preliminary junction Saturday.

The motion to dismiss can be found here. An objection for an expedited preliminary injunction can be seen here.

540,000 Masks Flown To NH

Sununu, the president and CEO of Boeing, political leaders, and others were at the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport to unload 540,000 medical-grade face masks to the state.

The acquisition was lined up by local inventor Dean Kamen as part of the previous shipment of personal protection equipment order that arrived last weekend. Dave Calhoun of Boeing was also on hand. The company flew the masks to New Hampshire free of charge. It was the company's first cargo transport mission on a company-owned corporate 737-700.

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Sununu offered thanks to Kamen while Calhoun said the company was "honored to have conducted today's airlift mission" and "we look forward to providing continued support in the fight against this pandemic."

Stop The Spread Of COVID-19!

COVID-19, not unlike the flu and other respiratory illnesses, 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.

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