Another New Hampshire Woman Dies; 27 More Infected With COVID-19

CONCORD, NH — The death of another woman in New Hampshire related to COVID-19 was announced Thursday by the State Joint Information Center.

The woman was 80 years of age or older, lived in Merrimack County, and was connected to a long-term care setting — where 82.3 percent of all deaths in the state have occurred.

According to the state, 395 people have died due to COVID-19 in the state.

Health officials also announced 27 new positive cases for the new coronavirus including two children with 65 percent being women and 35 percent men. Ten of the new patients live in Manchester, seven live in Rockingham County, four live in Hillsborough County outside of Manchester and Nashua, and one lives in Merrimack County.

"No new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 668 (11 percent) of 6,139 cases," the state said. "Five of the new cases had no identified risk factors. Community-based transmission continues to occur in the state and has been identified in all counties. Most of the remaining cases have either had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis or have recently traveled."

Currently, 22 people are still in the hospital.

Approximately 3,575 people are under public health monitoring while nearly 166,000 specimens have been collected — with about 2,600 collected Wednesday. Of those with test results, 96.3 percent offered a negative result.

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.

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