5 More Deaths; 80 More Positive Patients: NH Coronavirus Data

CONCORD, NH — Five more people, four connected to long-term care settings in New Hampshire, have died due to complications from or because of the new coronavirus.

The three men and two women, who all lived in Hillsborough County, were all 60 years of age or older. Their deaths bring fatalities in the state to 278.

The State Joint Information Center also announced that 80 new positive COVID-19 test results in the state bringing the count to 4,953. Of those cases, 3,247, or about 65 percent, have recovered from the infection.

The majority of the new cases, 70 percent, were women, while 32 percent were men, and four of the new patients were children. Seventy percent of the new cases live in Hillsborough County, including 26 in Manchester and 14 in Nashua. Ten new cases live in Merrimack and 10 live in Rockingham County.

Four new positive patients required hospitalization with 89 people currently hospitalized and 476 since the pandemic started or about 9.6 percent.

Seven of the new cases also have no identified risk factors with most of the other cases either catching the virus from a confirmed diagnosis or due to traveling either domestically or overseas.

Nearly 97,000 tests have been collected by state and corporate labs while nearly 92,000 of those tests or about 95 percent offering a negative result. The state revised Wednesday's testing count up to 3,141, while 2,579 tests were performed Thursday.

Approximately 3,975 are under public health monitoring.

Health officials also announced that another long-term care setting outbreak, at Hackett Hill Genesis in Manchester, had been closed. During the course of the outbreak, 56 residents and 16 staffers became infected leading to 16 deaths, according to 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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