New Supplies Arrived
First responders, health care workers, and others on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19 across New Hampshire will be the main beneficiaries of a shipment of 91,000 pounds of protective equipment that arrived at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport Sunday.
Inventor Dean Kamen facilitated the shipment via FedEx cargo plane from Shanghai, China to the Granite State. The state is purchasing the entire shipment of medical supplies, which state officials said includes 6,140 boxes of protective equipment containing 6.6 million masks, 50,000 face shields and 24,000 Tyvek coveralls.
Massive shipment of PPE arrives, courtesy of NH, Dean Kamen
New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated as of April 12, 2020, 9:00 AM)
| Number of Persons with COVID-191 | 985 |
|---|---|
| Recovered | 239 (24%) |
| Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 23 (2%) |
| Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 723 |
| Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 | 152 (15%) |
| Persons Tested Negative at Selected Laboratories 2 | 10,222 |
| Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL | 5,081 |
| Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL 3 | 125 |
| Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) | 2,275 |
1 Includes specimens presumptive-positive at any laboratory and those confirmed by CDC confirmatory testing.
2 Includes specimens tested at the NH Public Health Laboratories (PHL), LabCorp, Quest, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and those sent to CDC prior to NH PHL testing capacity.
3 Includes specimens received and awaiting testing at NH PHL. Does not include tests pending at commercial laboratories.
| County | Cases |
|---|---|
| Belknap | 22 |
| Carroll | 28 |
| Cheshire | 19 |
| Coos | 2 |
| Grafton | 45 |
| Hillsborough – Other | 144 |
| Hillsborough – Manchester | 153 |
| Hillsborough – Nashua | 88 |
| Merrimack | 73 |
| Rockingham | 345 |
| Strafford | 59 |
| Sullivan | 6 |
| County TBD | 1 |
| Grand Total | 985 |
NH State Representative Steven Smith 
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