NH State Representative Steven Smith

This article give a good summary of some criteria for this being “over”, as well as what “recovered” really means. In layman’s terms, we need to get to a place where normal activity does not cause spikes.  ~ Steve

“Here’s the latest tally of the four key metrics we’ve been following:

Goal 1: A two-week drop in cases as measured by the 14-day running average, which would indicate that the virus is not spreading.

Have we met this goal? No.

The two-week average of new cases started rising in July and while there are signs it may be starting to decline again, as of this writing it is 28 cases per day, the same point it was July 23.

Goal 2: Fewer than four new cases per 100,000 people each day, or 54 new cases a day, which would show that the disease is below dangerous levels.

Have we met this goal? Yes, easily: we are barely seeing half that level of new cases.

Goal 3: Conducting at least 150 PCR tests, which spot current COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people each day. New Hampshire has 1.35 million people, so that works out to 2,000 tests per day.

Have we met this goal? Yes.

The average number of test results were reported each day rose to 2,700 last week, with almost 3,800 reported on Aug. 12, one of the highest numbers ever. However, the number of people being tested is much lower because multiple tests can be given to individuals working in health care.

Goal 4: A positive rate of PCR tests below 5%, indicating that the virus is not spreading rapidly in the general population.

Have we met this goal? Yes.

As measured by the Department of Health and Human Services, the positive rate has been around 3% for more than two months.”

9 of 10 COVID patients in N.H. have recovered – but what does that mean?

State health officials give advice to school nurses preparing for COVID-19

Questions raised whether siblings of symptomatic students should stay home

https://www.wmur.com/article/state-health-officials-give-advice-to-school-nurses-preparing-for-covid-19/33836545

Coronavirus Outbreak From Maine Wedding Spreads To Jail, Rehabilitation Center

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/08/28/907056812/coronavirus-outbreak-from-maine-wedding-spreads-to-jail-rehabilitation-center

Bedford Riddle Brook Elementary School student tests positive for COVID-19

https://www.wmur.com/article/bedford-riddle-brook-elementary-school-student-tests-positive-for-covid-19/33844316

N.H. court data shows more victims are seeking legal protections after stay-at-home order lifts

https://www.concordmonitor.com/NH-Judicial-Branch-data-remote-filing-DV-and-stalking-petitions-35466848

NH nursing homes to get $11.4M in federal money, but trade group wants much more

https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/national/nh-nursing-homes-to-get-11-4m-in-federal-money-but-trade-group-wants-much/article_d58528bb-31d4-5f3b-a476-aebafc2f0623.html?block_id=695277

Rockingham County nursing home chief, nursing director on leave amid investigation

https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/local/rockingham-county-nursing-home-chief-nursing-director-on-leave-amid-investigation/article_472afcee-e5e3-5945-8010-57be55d1b5af.html?block_id=695277

NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – August 31st, 2020

On Sunday, August 30, 2020, DHHS announced 9 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 7,254 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 five individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 44% being female and 56% being male. The new cases reside in Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (3), Rockingham (3), Merrimack (1), and Belknap (1) counties, and in the city of Manchester (1).

Hospitalizations

No new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 714 (10%) of 7,254 cases.

Community Based Transmission

One of the new cases had no identified risk factors.

Deaths

DHHS has no additional deaths to report. 

Cumulative Positive Tests by County

• Belknap 125
• Carroll 104
• Cheshire 129
• Coos 18
• Grafton 113
• Hillsborough – Other 1,311
• Hillsborough – Manchester 1901
• Hillsborough – Nashua 815
• Merrimack 500
• Rockingham 1805
• Strafford 383
• Sullivan 47

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

(data updated August 30th, 2020, 9:00 AM)

NH Persons with COVID-191 7,254

• Recovered 6,600 (91%)
• Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 432 (6%)
• Total Current COVID-19 Cases 222
• Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 714 (10%)
• Current Hospitalizations 6

Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories,

• Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) 209,295
• Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody
• Laboratory Tests 29,702
• Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL 42,257
• Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL 1297
• Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) 1,800

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: 7,107 positive test results 429 deaths  (1 week ago: 7,107 positive test results 429 deaths) (+119/+6)

MA: 125,360  positive test results 8921 deaths (1 week ago: 125,360  positive test results 8921 deaths) (+1767/+83)

ME: 4,335 positive test results 131 deaths (1 week ago: 4,335 positive test results 131 deaths)

VT: 1,557 positive test results 58 deaths (1 week ago: 1,557 positive test results 58 deaths)

CT:  51,519  positive test results 4,460 deaths (1 week ago: 51,519  positive test results 4,460 deaths)

RI: 21,022 positive test results 1030 deaths (1 week ago: 21,022 positive test results 1030 deaths)

NY:  434,462 positive test results 32,482 deaths (1 week ago: 434,462 positive test results 32,482 deaths) (+4,236/+58)

 

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)

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