NH Coronavirus: 2,054 Cases; 6 More Deaths; Nursing Home Outbreak

CONCORD, NH — The total number of coronavirus cases in New Hampshire eclipsed the 2,000-mark this week. On Wednesday, the state's Department of Health and Human Services announced the total number of confirmed cases recorded in New Hampshire since early Match has reached 2,054.

Of the 50 new cases were reported Wednesday, the majority originated in two outbreaks in long-term care facilities. During a news conference, DHHS Commissioner Lori Shibinette said the outbreaks had occurred at the Hackett Hill Center in Manchester, where 22 residents and two staff members contracted the virus, and at the Mountain Ridge Center, which counted 13 residents and two staff members with coronavirus. .

To date, 980 patients — 48 percent of all confirmed coronavirus patients in New Hampshire — have recovered. The state reported six more deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total to 66.