9 More COVID-19 Deaths In New Hampshire: 7-Day Update

CONCORD, NH — Another nine people died due to or related to COVID-19 during the past week, according to the state.

Five were 80 years of age or older, two were in the 70 to 79 age bracket, one was between 40- and 49-years-old, and one was 30 to 39. The fatalities included a man from Belknap County, a woman from Carroll County, two women from Hillsborough County, a woman from Merrimack County, a man from Rockingham County, and two women and a man from Strafford County. The woman from Carroll County died the week of Sept. 6, according to the state, after an investigation into her case. She was only the ninth person to die in 30 to 39 age bracket in the state.

Since March 2020, 1,481 people have died connected to COVID-19 or 1.22 percent of all infections.

The state reported on Friday that 150 people were hospitalized including a single new ICU unit patient during the past week. Only 1.48 percent of infections have required hospitalization during the last 19 months.

The current active case map was published on Friday. Credit: New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services

The state’s vaccination rate remains at 54.4 percent where it has been for a number of weeks with another 5.3 percent waiting for their second shots. Only 18,000 Granite Staters have been vaccinated in the last three months whereas 66,000 became vaccinated in the month of June.

In New Hampshire’s K-12 school setting, there are 331 active cases.

Schools in Patch communities include six at World Academy in Nashua; three at the Riddle Brook School in Bedford, the New Searles School in Nashua, Concord High School, Concord Christian Academy, and Bedford High School; two at South Elementary School in Londonderry, Rundlett Middle School, Nashua High School South, Mt. Pleasant School in Nashua, Merrimack Valley High School in Penacook, the McKelvie Intermediate School, the Fairgrounds Middle School, Exeter High School, and the Beaver Meadow Elementary School; and one at the Windham Center School, the Thorntons Ferry School, St. John Regional School in Concord, the South Merrimack Christian Academy, the Seacoast School of Technology, Salem High School, the Ross A. Lurgio Middle School, the Peter Woodbury School, Nashua High School, the Moose Hill School in Londonderry, the Merrimack Middle School, Londonderry Middle School, the James Mastricola Upper Elementary School, Hampton Academy, the Golden Brook Elementary School, the Fairgrounds Elementary School, the Dr. Norman W. Crisp School in Nashua, the Bicentennial Elementary School, and the Abbot-Downing Elementary School.

New Hampshire colleges and universities have 101 active cases including 55 at UNH in Durham, 20 at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, 13 at Plymouth State University, six at Dartmouth College, three at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, two at NHTI in Concord and Keene State College.

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COVID-19 Info For NH

COVID-19 is a disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 or severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, which was first discovered in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
The virus is spread through the transfer of microscopic respiratory droplets, usually by coughing, sneezing, or exposure to others who are sick, whether they show symptoms or not.

Since the discovery of the first case in New Hampshire in March 2020, there have been a number of recommendations and changes to recommendations on how to prevent the virus and disease. The latest New Hampshire Universal Best Practices for the public, businesses, and schools can be found linked here, in PDF format. For resources in NH, including vaccine, testing, and treatment information, visit the state's resources and guidance page, linked here.
Basic health concepts to reduce the risk of infection include ensuring social distancing (staying 3 to 6 feet away from other people); washing hands with soap and water (for at least 20 seconds) or using alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol; wearing a facemask in indoor public spaces or outdoor spaces with large crowds; avoid touching eyes, nose, and mouth, and sneezing into a sleeve or tissue that is disposed of later; avoid sharing dishes, glasses, bedding, and other household items when sick; clean or disinfect high-touch surfaces; avoid public transportation when sick; and work remotely, if possible.

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