NH State Representative Steven Smith

July 13 Update

Posted on July 13, 2020 by Rep. Steven Smith

20-29 year olds rapidly gaining on 50-59 year olds for most infections.

Your EIDL and PPP Loan Questions Answered — SBA’s Loan Experts Explain the Rules

Join special guests, SBA representatives Kathy Cook and Melissa Loder, both experts in SBA loan programs, as they join NFIB’s Beth Milito and Holly Wade to dig into the details of SBA loan relief.

Economic Injury Disaster Loans, in particular, carry terms that may cause business owners to inadvertently default, so EIDL borrowers want to make sure they understand the rules.

The webinar will cover:

Loan types: Payroll Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)
Spending rules for the EIDL program and understanding how the EIDL and PPP work together
How to ensure you achieve maximum PPP loan forgiveness

As always, the presenters will save time to answer your individual questions. You can submit your questions in advance by emailing info@nfib.org.

Wed., July 15, 2020, 12:00 PM ET

Presented by: Elizabeth Milito, Senior Executive Counsel, Legal Foundation, NFIB, Holly Wade Director, NFIB Research Center, Kathy Cook and Melissa Loder, SBA Representatives
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NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – July 12th, 2020

On Sunday, July 12, 2020, DHHS announced 31 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 6,054 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 58% being female and 42% being male. The new cases reside in Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (8), Rockingham (3), Merrimack (2), Strafford (2), Carroll (1), and Cheshire (1) counties, and in the cities of Nashua (8) and Manchester (1). The county of residence is being determined for five new cases.

Hospitalizations

No new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 589 (10%) of 6,054 cases.

Community Based Transmission

Eight of the new cases have no identified risk factors.

Deaths

No Additional Deaths Reported by DHHS

Cumulative Positive Tests by County

Belknap 90
Carroll 67
Cheshire 76
Coos 11
Grafton 91
Hillsborough – Other 1,159
Hillsborough – Manchester 1594
Hillsborough – Nashua 674
Merrimack 427
Rockingham 1523
Strafford 301
Sullivan 35
County TBD 6

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

(data updated July 12, 2020, 9:00 AM)

NH Persons with COVID-191 6,054
Recovered 5,027 (83%)
Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 391 (6%)
Total Current COVID-19 Cases 636
Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 589 (10%)
Current Hospitalizations 22

Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories,

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) 134,866
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody
Laboratory Tests 21,562
Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL 33,600
Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL 545
Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) 3,550

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: 6,054 positive test results 391 deaths (1 week ago: 5,897 positive test results 381 deaths) (+157/+10)

MA: 111,597 positive test results 8325 deaths (1 week ago: 109,974 positive test results 8183 deaths) (+1623/+124)

ME: 3,539 positive test results 114 deaths (1 week ago: 3,415 positive test results 109 deaths)

VT: 1,296 positive test results 56 deaths (1 week ago: 1,249 positive test results 56 deaths)

CT: 47,287 positive test results 4,348 deaths (1 week ago: 46,717 positive test results 4,335 deaths)

RI: 17,312 positive test results 976 deaths (1 week ago: 16,991 positive test results 960 deaths)

NY: 406,403 positive test results 32,029 deaths (1 week ago: 401,822 positive test results 31,895 deaths) (+4,581/+134)

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July 10 Update – The Cost

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Rep. Steven Smith

The Cost

There is a lot of cost involved in dealing with a pandemic, and your neighbors are paying it. In the midst of the Reopen vs. Don’t Reopen debates, I think that many of the debaters don’t realize that there is a cost, in lives, for both paths. People making the decisions are responsible for deaths either way. We are not collecting data on how many people are dying or having increased addiction problems because of our restrictions, and we should. There is always a cost. If you want further insight into the morbid decisions required at this time, try reading this – Challenges Estimating Total Lives Lost in COVID-19 Decisions Consideration of Mortality Related to Unemployment, Social Isolation, and Depression For those who say simply, lift all restrictions… how many deaths make that plan acceptable? Does your opinion change if a relative is affected, like your Mom?

My father in law is 80 years old and in very poor health. He can’t get around by himself and lives in a small apartment in Claremont. He used to see his friends 4 or 5 days a week. He has been living in isolation, sitting in his chair, since March. He may decide to start going out. If he catches COVID, he will most likely die. If he continues to live in his chair, he may die of depression. That risk evaluation is his to make. How much risk he faces if he goes out is your decision to make.

What I will leave you with is, do what you can, but don’t do nothing. Wear a mask when you go to the store. Be careful what you touch. Wash your hands. Don’t throw big parties. Do what you can to get us back to normal as quickly as possible. The cost is stacking up and I am worried that we may never actually count it. If you can’t be 100% in compliance with best practices, do what you can, and let’s take a moment to support our neighbors receiving very bad news today. ~ Steve

I am only one; but still I am one.

I cannot do everything; but still I can do something;

and because I cannot do everything,

I will not refuse to do the something that I can do.

Edward Everett Hale

1 more death in NH from COVID-19 reported

https://www.wmur.com/article/1-more-death-in-nh-from-covid-19-reported/33267695

Health officials say precautions must continue to avoid surge in COVID-19

https://www.wmur.com/article/health-officials-say-precautions-must-continue-to-avoid-surge-in-covid-19/33267604

Frank Edleblut: Setting realistic expectations for school reopening

https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-eds/frank-edleblut-setting-realistic-expectations-for-school-reopening/article_51c5d9e5-cf7d-5486-86ff-e036815cc4da.html

NH reports 21 new COVID-19 cases, one additional death

https://www.unionleader.com/news/health/coronavirus/nh-reports-21-new-covid-19-cases-one-additional-death/article_757f7129-90ce-5d27-affe-72b2099245f1.html?block_id=664693

Business tax rates to stay the same after trigger avoided

https://www.concordmonitor.com/Business-tax-rates-to-stay-the-same-after-trigger-avoided-35135566

NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – July 9th, 2020

On Thursday, July 9, 2020, DHHS announced 21 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 5,973 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, all are adults with 57% being female and 43% being male. The new cases reside in Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (5), Carroll (1), Cheshire (1), Merrimack (1), and Strafford (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (8) and Nashua (4).