More Than 3,000 In New Hampshire Recover From Coronavirus: Data

CONCORD, NH — Eleven more New Hampshire deaths related to COVID-19, all 60 years of age or older, were announced by state officials Tuesday.

Six women and four men lived in Hillsborough County while one woman lived in Rockingham County. Most of the deaths were connected to long-term care settings that make up more than 82 percent of all deaths in the state. The fatality count in New Hampshire is 256 cases.

"We offer our sympathies to the family and friends," the State Joint Information Center said.

Four health care workers have also died since the first fatality occurred in March, the state reported. Only 12 people under 60, including one man in his 20s, all with underlying or chronic health conditions, have died. The latest updated information from the state said 61.3 percent of all deaths were over the age of 80 while another 25.4 percent were 70 to 79.

The state also announced 65 new positive patients bringing the accumulative case count to 4,749 including six who needed hospitalization. During the pandemic, 462 or less than 10 percent of all cases have required more extensive care. Around 97 are currently in hospitals with around 1,400 active cases.

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Investigations have been completed on all but four new cases. Six of the cases were children while 57 percent were women and 43 percent men. Twenty-four cases live in Manchester, 11 live in Hillsborough County outside of Manchester and Nashua, eight live in Nashua, seven reside in Rockingham County, and six in Merrimack County.

"Eleven of the new cases have no identified risk factors," the state said, with most of the rest contracting COVID-19 from other patients or by traveling.

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For the first time during the pandemic, recoveries broke the 3,000 mark — 3,071 or 63 percent of all infections.

Approximately 4,050 people are under public health monitoring while 89,714 tests, both polymerase chain reaction and antibody, have been conducted in New Hampshire with 94.7 percent of those tests, just shy of 85,000, offered a negative result.

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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