NH State Representative Steven Smith

Aug 28 Update – Fall Mountain Delay

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Rep. Steven Smith

Fall Mountain Pushed to Sept.8

From the letter to families – “This evening, the School Board approved our recommendation to delay the start of school until September 8th, as well as, changes to our Hybrid Model for grades 5-8 and 9-12 . Please review these changes as this will impact student schedules.

Learning Options For Families

NH will purchase 25 rapid test machines

https://www.wmur.com/article/new-hampshire-coronavirus-update-august-27-2020/33821182

NH health officials say they’re sticking to state guidelines on COVID-19 testing

https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-health-officials-say-theyre-sticking-to-state-guidelines-on-covid-19-testing/33825942

Colleges urge students to take precautions seriously after large gatherings

https://www.wmur.com/article/colleges-urge-students-to-take-precautions-seriously-after-large-gatherings/33825802

Manchester May Start School Year Fully Remote After All

https://www.nhpr.org/post/manchester-may-start-school-year-fully-remote-after-all#stream/0

New N.H. Telecommuters Take Aim at Old Foe: Massachusetts Taxes

https://www.nhpr.org/post/new-nh-telecommuters-take-aim-old-foe-massachusetts-taxes#stream/0

NH workers, officials testify against Massachusetts tax policy

https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-workers-officials-testify-against-massachusetts-tax-policy/33826220

NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – August 27th, 2020

On Thursday, August 27, 2020, DHHS announced 35 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 7,194 cases of COVID-19 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 six individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 60% being female and 40% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (10), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (5), Carroll (4), Merrimack (3), Grafton (2), Strafford (2), Belknap (1), and Sullivan (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (2) and Nashua (2). The county of residence is being determined for three new cases.

Hospitalizations

No new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 713 (10%) of 7,194 cases.

Community Based Transmission

Eleven of the new cases had no identified risk factors.

Deaths

DHHS has also announced one additional death related to COVID-19.

1 male resident of Rockingham County, 60 years of age and older

Cumulative Positive Tests by County

Belknap 123
Carroll 104
Cheshire 123
Coos 18
Grafton 112
Hillsborough – Other 1,295
Hillsborough – Manchester 1893
Hillsborough – Nashua 813
Merrimack 497
Rockingham 1787
Strafford 379
Sullivan 47

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

(data updated August 27th, 2020, 9:00 AM)

NH Persons with COVID-191 7,184

Recovered 6,542 (91%)
Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 431 (6%)
Total Current COVID-19 Cases 221
Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 713 (10%)
Current Hospitalizations 9

Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories,

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) 204,017
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody
Laboratory Tests 29,478
Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL 41,862
Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL 557
Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) 1,875

Number of Specimens Tested by Date of Report to NH DHHS

Information above, and archived daily updates are available here: https://www.nh.gov/covid19/news/updates.htm

Regional Information (total positive test results, deaths)

Look-back period is 1 week.

NH: 7,194 positive test results 431 deaths (1 week ago: 7,050 positive test results 428 deaths) (+144/+3)

MA: 127,124 positive test results 9008 deaths (1 week ago: 124,728 positive test results 8888 deaths) (+2396/+120)

ME: 4,414 positive test results 132 deaths (1 week ago: 4,253 positive test results 128 deaths)

VT: 1,586 positive test results 58 deaths (1 week ago: 1,537 positive test results 58 deaths)

CT: 52,350 positive test results 4,465 deaths (1 week ago: 51,432 positive test results 4,458 deaths)

RI: 21,589 positive test results 1,044 deaths (1 week ago: 20,871 positive test results 1,028 deaths)

NY: 436,852 positive test results 32,507 deaths (1 week ago: 432,523 positive test results 32,451 deaths) (+4,329/+56)

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Aug 27 Update

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Rep. Steven Smith

NH DHHS Announces Potential Community Exposures Connected To Positive Cases Of COVID-19 At Sturgis, SD, Motorcycle Rally – August 26, 2020

The NH Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is notifying residents about potential exposures related to the Sturgis, SD, Motorcycle Rally held August 7-16. There have been more than 100 confirmed cases associated with the Sturgis event, including six New Hampshire residents.

DHHS recommends that all NH residents who traveled to Sturgis for the motorcycle rally get tested for COVID-19. They should also quarantine and monitor for symptoms for 14 days upon their return to NH, even if they test negative. Per the State’s travel guidance , all individuals traveling anywhere outside New England are reminded to quarantine for 14 days.

Read the Guidance for Self-Quarantine .

The South Dakota Department of Health has issued public notifications regarding potential exposures at multiple locations in Sturgis from August 11-17. Because there are multiple locations in Sturgis with potential community exposure and the number of confirmed cases associated with the event will continue to increase, anyone who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally may have been exposed and potentially contracted COVID-19.

Rapid $5 coronavirus test doesn’t need specialty equipment

“The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the first rapid coronavirus test that doesn’t need any special computer equipment to get results.

The 15-minute test from Abbott Laboratories will sell for $5, giving it a competitive edge over similar tests that need to be popped into a small machine. The size of a credit card, the self-contained test is based on the same technology used to test for the flu, strep throat and other infections.

It’s the latest cheaper, simpler test to hit the U.S. market, providing new options to expand testing as schools and businesses struggle to reopen and flu season approaches. The FDA also recently greenlighted a saliva test from Yale University that bypasses some of the supplies that have led to testing bottlenecks.”

https://www.wjcl.com/article/coronavirus-august-27/33815655

More Than 74,000 U.S. Children Have Tested Positive for Coronavirus in the Last 2 Weeks

More than 74,000 children have tested positive for COVID-19 in the last two weeks, an increase of 21 percent since Aug. 6, according to a new report.

Between Aug. 6 and Aug. 20, there were 74,160 new cases of COVID-19 in children across the U.S., for a total of 442,785 cases since the start of the pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children’s Hospital Association reported. More at https://people.com/health/more-than-74000-us-children-tested-positive-coronavirus-last-2-weeks/

GOFERR board recommends purchase of 25 new rapid antigen test machines to help schools

https://www.wmur.com/article/goferr-board-recommends-purchase-of-25-new-rapid-antigen-test-machines-to-help-schools/33812760

Plymouth police work to educate community about mask ordinance; warnings issued

https://www.wmur.com/article/plymouth-new-hampshire-police-work-to-educate-community-coronavirus-mask-ordinance-warnings-issued/33811157

State plans rapid testing of students for COVID-19

https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/coronavirus/state-plans-rapid-testing-of-students-for-covid-19/article_c3ac793e-367d-5e81-95b0-26a968b89fb9.html?block_id=897573

Crowded maskless party leads to UNH warning

https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/coronavirus/crowded-maskless-party-leads-to-unh-warning/article_1f20be75-aec5-5165-bf08-346ab4044664.html?block_id=897573

NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – August 26th, 2020

On Wednesday, August 26, 2020, DHHS announced 8 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 7,159 cases of COVID-19 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 is one individual under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 88% being female and 12% being male. The new cases reside in Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (3), Coos (1), and Rockingham (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (2) and Nashua (1).