Accumulative Coronavirus Cases Surpass 5,000 In New Hampshire

CONCORD, NH — Five more people in long-term care settings died due to COVID-19, according to the state of New Hampshire.

The four women and one man, all 60 years of age or older, lived in Hillsborough County. Their deaths bring the fatality count in the state to 283.

The state also announced 74 new positive patients including five children. Of the cases with completed information, 61 percent were women and 39 percent men. The new cases bring the accumulative case count to 5,019. Twenty of the new cases live in Manchester, 20 more live in Hillsborough County outside of Manchester and Nashua, 20 reside in Rockingham County, four live in Nashua, and four live in Merrimack County.

Eleven of the new patients were hospitalized bringing the count to 487 or a little less of 10 percent. Currently, 84 patients are still hospitalized.

Four of the new cases have no identified risk factors with most of the other cases either catching the infection from other patients or by traveling.

According to Saturday's report, 99,395 specimens have been taken with 95 percent returning a negative test result. More than 1,800 tests were taken Friday while 4,025 people are under public health monitoring.

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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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