Thirty-nine new positive COVID-19 test results were announced Monday afternoon by New Hampshire health officials. >> Download the FREE WMUR appThere have been 4,685 known coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. Of those, 245 patients have died and at least 2,900 people have recovered.Dr. Benjamin Chan, the New Hampshire state epidemiologist, said no new deaths were reported, though additional deaths are under investigation.Chan announced that there were five new hospitalizations related to COVID-19. Overall, 456 patients have been hospitalized at some point during their illnesses.>> Latest coronavirus coverage from WMURMore than 74,000 tests for COVID-19 have been conducted in New Hampshire, and health officials said the state is averaging about 1,800 per day. Anyone in the state can now get a COVID-19 test, regardless of whether they exhibit symptoms or not. Chan said that about 4-5 percent of COVID-19 tests have come back positive since testing began, while about 4-5 percent of antibody tests have shown evidence of past infection.Despite the low percentage of cases, Chan urged that Granite Staters continue to practice social distancing when in public, and to wear cloth face coverings when keeping 6 feet of distance isn't consistently possible. >> COVID-19 in New Hampshire: Important information"We are at risk, certainly, for seeing increasing numbers of COVID-19 and increasing community transmission. I think the testing numbers point to this," Chan said. "(The data) leaves a high percentage of people who remain susceptible to infection because of a lack of past exposure or infection."New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services commissioner Lori Shibinette announced that there were no new outbreaks in the state's long-term care facilities.Shibinette also released some updated data about COVID-19 cases and deaths in long-term care facilities that shows New Hampshire faring better than other states across the region. About 1.5% of long-term care residents in the state have died of COVID-19, which is higher than in Maine (0.4%) but lower than New York (3.5%), Connecticut (6.4%), Massachusetts (6.9%) and Rhode Island (8.2%).Twenty-nine percent of New Hampshire long-term care facilities in New Hampshire have had at least one COVID-19 case, which is lower than the numbers in Rhode Island (36%), New York (38%) and Massachusetts (51%). ** Town-by-town COVID-19 case data: Interactive map | Text-only list **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
CONCORD, N.H. — Thirty-nine new positive COVID-19 test results were announced Monday afternoon by New Hampshire health officials.
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There have been 4,685 known coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. Of those, 245 patients have died and at least 2,900 people have recovered.
Dr. Benjamin Chan, the New Hampshire state epidemiologist, said no new deaths were reported, though additional deaths are under investigation.
Chan announced that there were five new hospitalizations related to COVID-19. Overall, 456 patients have been hospitalized at some point during their illnesses.
>> Latest coronavirus coverage from WMUR
More than 74,000 tests for COVID-19 have been conducted in New Hampshire, and health officials said the state is averaging about 1,800 per day. Anyone in the state can now get a COVID-19 test, regardless of whether they exhibit symptoms or not.
Chan said that about 4-5 percent of COVID-19 tests have come back positive since testing began, while about 4-5 percent of antibody tests have shown evidence of past infection.
Despite the low percentage of cases, Chan urged that Granite Staters continue to practice social distancing when in public, and to wear cloth face coverings when keeping 6 feet of distance isn't consistently possible.
>> COVID-19 in New Hampshire: Important information
"We are at risk, certainly, for seeing increasing numbers of COVID-19 and increasing community transmission. I think the testing numbers point to this," Chan said. "(The data) leaves a high percentage of people who remain susceptible to infection because of a lack of past exposure or infection."
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services commissioner Lori Shibinette announced that there were no new outbreaks in the state's long-term care facilities.
Shibinette also released some updated data about COVID-19 cases and deaths in long-term care facilities that shows New Hampshire faring better than other states across the region.
About 1.5% of long-term care residents in the state have died of COVID-19, which is higher than in Maine (0.4%) but lower than New York (3.5%), Connecticut (6.4%), Massachusetts (6.9%) and Rhode Island (8.2%).
Twenty-nine percent of New Hampshire long-term care facilities in New Hampshire have had at least one COVID-19 case, which is lower than the numbers in Rhode Island (36%), New York (38%) and Massachusetts (51%).
** Town-by-town COVID-19 case data: Interactive map | Text-only list **
