NH State Representative Steven Smith

Merrimack County has high rate of COVID-19 infection

https://www.wmur.com/article/merrimack-county-has-high-rate-of-covid-19-infection/34430602

85 new COVID-19 cases, 2 new hospitalizations reported in New Hampshire

https://www.wmur.com/article/85-new-covid-19-cases-2-new-hospitalizations-reported-in-new-hampshire/34431051

Some NH schools conduct own contact tracing investigations of COVID-19 cases

https://www.wmur.com/article/some-nh-schools-conduct-own-contact-tracing-investigations-of-covid-19-cases/34430748

Manchester city officials discuss impacts of homelessness

https://www.wmur.com/article/manchester-city-officials-discuss-impacts-of-homelessness/34431938

Manchester Aldermen vote 8-5 against city mask ordinance

https://www.wmur.com/article/manchester-aldermen-vote-8-5-against-city-mask-ordinance/34432121

New Hampshire restaurant fined for violating virus orders

https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-new-hampshire-7a650c07adf8d9748bd730ed7f041546

New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report

(data updated as of October 20, 2020 – 9:00 AM)

Number of Persons with COVID-19 1	9,828
Recovered	8,536 (87%)
Deaths Attributed to COVID-19	468 (5%)
Total Current COVID-19 Cases	824
Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19	763 (8%)
Current Hospitalizations	16
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)2	316,091
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody Laboratory Tests2	31,802
Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL	49,812
Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL3	310
Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time)	4,050

¹ Includes specimens 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, Mako, certain hospital laboratories, the University of New Hampshire and their contracted laboratory, 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.

Cumulative Positive Tests by County

NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – October 20th, 2020 

On Tuesday, October 20, 2020, DHHS announced 85 new positive test results for COVID-19, for a daily PCR test positivity rate of 0.9%. Today’s results include 68 people who tested positive by PCR test and 17 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 824 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire. 

Several cases are still under investigation. Additional information from ongoing investigations will be incorporated into future COVID-19 updates. Of those with complete information, there are eleven individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 56% being female and 44% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (22), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (20), Merrimack (12), Strafford (8), Belknap (2), Cheshire (2), Grafton (2), and Carroll (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (8) and Nashua (5). The county of residence is being determined for three new cases.

Why donate to the rehabilitation of the Langdon Congregational Church 10/20/20

Over several years the people of Langdon have accomplished much by way of preserving its quaint New England village. They succeeded in rehabilitating their 1803 Meetinghouse and in the process won a 2016 NH Preservation Alliance Achievement Award. The building is now on the National Register of Historic Places. They corrected the structural deficiencies of the 1900 “Salt Shed” formerly the town’s “Tool Shed” which shares the Meetinghouse lot. The town common has been rehabbed with new plantings. The now retired 1960 Firehouse in the village center has been repaired and given a fresh coat of paint. The neighboring 1939 Sarah Porter School house recently received an addition for ADA access and classroom space. A church community building stands unused but is under consideration as a future project.

All this work shows a love for community spaces and support of the townspeople to protect these historic buildings

The next rehabilitation project is the only church in town. The building currently has limited use for secular and non-denominational activities like art showings, annual Fall Festival, NH Humanities Council presentations, speakers, music, movies and lecture series and of course Congregational services on holidays. Its use is limited due to its structural inadequacies. However, a 2020 LCHIP supported Planning Study provides a thorough plan of action to address all aspects of use. Planned work will bring this 1842 building into compliance as a public meeting space. The Planning Study describes several phases of work, the first being to lift the building and replace its crumbling foundation and augment its timbers. It will be done in a manner that prepares for succeeding phases of planned work. The amount of $223,000 must be raised for Phase 1. All work will be done in according to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standard for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.

The rehabilitated building will be increasingly available for secular gatherings that increase human interaction & strengthen community bonds.

Buildings in small towns are hard to preserve because of the little attention they attract and the shallow pool of donors available. (Langdon has only 700 residents.) Its use as a sacred place further limits funding resources. We ask for your support. 

Make donations at PayPal  https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/LangdonNHChurch 

or send checks written to

Langdon Congregational Church and send to Tina Christie, Treasurer, 85 Jewett Rd, Langdon NH 03602.

Contact Doug Beach with questions at 603-852-2674 or doug.beach@aebi-ne.com. Learn more www.Facebook.com/Langdoncongregationalchurch .

All donations will be used exclusively for the rehabilitation of the building.

1 more COVID-19 death announced as current case count in NH exceeds 1,000

https://www.wmur.com/article/1-more-covid-19-death-announced-as-current-case-count-in-nh-exceeds-1000/34417753

Manchester mask ordinance proposal goes to a vote at Board of Mayor and Alderman

https://www.wmur.com/article/manchester-mask-ordinance-proposal-goes-to-a-vote-at-board-of-mayor-and-alderman/34419972

AG: Hudson restaurant tied to COVID-19 outbreak fined $2,000 for violating emergency order

https://www.wmur.com/article/ag-hudson-restaurant-tied-to-covid-19-outbreak-fined-dollar2000-for-violating-emergency-order/34420267

Lakes Region General Hospital files Chapter 11 bankruptcy

https://apnews.com/article/new-hampshire-concord-health-laconia-lakes-13b4db2d43b3767b54a2212e5622b0da

LRGHealthcare files for bankruptcy protection, announces offer from Concord Hospital

https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/lrghealthcare-files-for-bankruptcy-protection-announces-offer-from-concord-hospital/article_f27e00cc-333b-5a36-a0cb-d3d66e65097a.html?block_id=664693

Epping restaurant chooses to close rather than require masks

https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/coronavirus/epping-restaurant-chooses-to-close-rather-than-require-masks/article_fc5cc63c-bad7-5fca-a954-3163b9faaffe.html

Committee recommends Manchester mask mandate be passed, minus $1,000 fine

https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/committee-recommends-manchester-mask-mandate-be-passed-minus-1-000-fine/article_86ac5d77-5b24-58a0-aa5b-809d3881c7f7.html?block_id=664693

As N.H. Sees Continued Rise In COVID-19 Cases, Experts Say To Prepare For More

https://www.nhpr.org/post/nh-sees-continued-rise-covid-19-cases-experts-say-prepare-more#stream/0

Lakes Region General Hospital Files For Bankruptcy, Will Continue Treating Patients

https://www.nhpr.org/post/lakes-region-general-hospital-files-bankruptcy-will-continue-treating-patients#stream/0

Portsmouth restaurants see growing COVID-19 cases, temporary closures

https://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20201019/portsmouth-restaurants-see-growing-covid-19-cases-temporary-closures

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DHHS Daily Updates: https://www.nh.gov/covid19/news/updates.htm

Dashboard map (Active Cases): https://www.nh.gov/covid19/dashboard/active-cases.htm

Dashboard map (Cumulative Positive Cases): https://www.nh.gov/covid19/dashboard/cumulative-cases.htm

NY Times Regional Information: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html#states

Current/Active: 1,020 cases, 16 hospitalizations, 468 deaths.

Totals: 9,746 positive test results, 761 hospitalizations, 8,258 recoveries, 468 deaths.

New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report

(data updated October 19th, 2020, 9:00 AM)

NH Persons with COVID-191 9,746

Cumulative Positive Tests by County

NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – October 19th, 2020 

On Monday, October 19, 2020, DHHS announced 57 new positive test results for COVID-19, for a daily PCR test positivity rate of 1.1%. Today’s results include 41 people who tested positive by PCR test and 16 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 1,020 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire. 

Several cases are still under investigation. Additional information from ongoing investigations will be incorporated into future COVID-19 updates. Of those with complete information, there are four individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 49% being female and 51% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (14), Merrimack (12), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (8), Cheshire (2), Grafton (2), Strafford (2), Belknap (1), and Coos (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (8) and Nashua (5). The county of residence is being determined for two new cases.