10 New Coronavirus Deaths In New Hampshire: 48-Hour Update

CONCORD, NH — More than 70,000 Granite Staters have contracted coronavirus as New Hampshire approaches the one-year anniversary of its first infected case.

During the past 48 hours, another 858 more people, including 107 children, have become infected with the virus. Most of the new cases were male and with close to two-thirds discovered by polymerase chain reaction tests. The new infections were found from specimens collected during the past three days: 11 from Tuesday, 449 from Wednesday, and 398 from Thursday.

Accumulatively, 70,072 people have contracted the virus while there are 3,216 current cases and 65,730 or 94 percent have recovered.

Most of the new cases — 193, live in Hillsborough County while 179 reside in Rockingham County, 69 live in Nashua, and 66 live in Merrimack County.

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"Community-based transmission continues to occur in the state and has been identified in all counties," the State Joint Information Center said. "Of those with complete risk information, most of the cases have either had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis or are associated with an outbreak setting."

In the past two days, 10 more New Hampshire residents have died due to or related to COVID-19. The latest fatalities include a man from Cheshire County, two women from Coos County, two women and two men from Hillsborough County, two women from Rockingham County, and a man from Sullivan County. Six of the deaths lived in long-term care settings while seven were between 80 years of age or older while two were in the 70 to 79-year-old age bracket and one was aged between 60 and 69 years old.

Nearly 615,000 people have been tested by PCR tests while 1.51 million tests have been administered in the state. About 45.6 percent of the population has been tested with some test in New Hampshire.

State health officials stated nearly 113,000 COVID-19 vaccines were implemented in Phase 1a while more than 62,000 have been allocated in Phase 1b. According to the state, about 137,000 first doses have been delivered while more than 56,000 second doses have been administered.

New cases in colleges and universities have increased exponentially during the past few days to 181 active cases. Most of the cases — 145, were at UNH in Durham while 16 were at Plymouth State University, 14 at Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, two cases at Keene State College, and single cases at Rivier University in Nashua, Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, Manchester Community College, and Dartmouth College in Hanover.

In the K-12 school setting, there are 144 active cases. New infections connected to Patch communities include six cases at Londonderry Senior High School, five cases at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, two at the Clark-Wilkins School in Amherst, one at the North Hampton School, and one at the Mill Brook Primary School in Concord.

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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 a confirmed or suspected case of COVID-19 needs to not go out to 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.

COVID-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Schools, Employers, Employees, and Businesses (Can your employer force you to get the vaccine? It depends).

COVID-19 Vaccine Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Healthcare Providers and Public Health Partners

• Guidance to schools can be found here.
• Instructions for returning travelers to self-observe for symptoms of COVID-19 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.
• To access the state's COVID-19 Interactive Map Dashboard, click on this link here.

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