NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – April 19, 2020
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Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has issued the following update on the new coronavirus, COVID-19.

 

On Sunday, April 19, 2020, DHHS announced 50 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 1,392 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. Several cases are still under investigation. Any additional information from ongoing investigations will be incorporated into future COVID-19 updates. Of those with complete information, all are adults with 52% being female and 48% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (13), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (4), Merrimack (2), Strafford (2), Cheshire (1), and Belknap (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (17) and Nashua (8). The county of residence is being determined for two new cases.

 

Six new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 198 (14%) of 1,392 cases. Seven of the new cases have no identified risk factors. Community-based transmission continues to increase in the State and has been identified in all counties with cases. Most of the remaining cases have either had travel to domestic or international locations or have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.

 

DHHS has also announced three additional deaths related to COVID-19. We offer our sympathies to the family and friends.

·       One female resident of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age or older

·       One male resident of Rockingham County, 60 years of age or older

·       One female resident of Rockingham County, 60 years of age or older

 

Current Situation in New Hampshire

 

County

Cases

Belknap

26

Carroll

30

Cheshire

29

Coos

2

Grafton

45

Hillsborough - Other

192

Hillsborough - Manchester

258

Hillsborough - Nashua

131

Merrimack

94

Rockingham

479

Strafford

94

Sullivan

10

County TBD

2

Grand Total

1392

 

New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated April 19, 2020, 9:00 AM)

NH Persons with COVID-191

1,392

Recovered

521 (37%)

Deaths Attributed to COVID-19

41 (3%)

Total Current COVID-19 Cases

830

Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19

198 (14%)

Current Hospitalizations2

79

Persons Tested Negative at Selected Laboratories3

12,726

Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL

6,472

Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL4

298

Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time)

2,300

 

1Includes specimens presumptive-positive at any laboratory and those confirmed by CDC confirmatory testing.
2Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 as reported by hospitals.

3Includes 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.

4Includes specimens received and awaiting testing at NH PHL. Does not include tests pending at commercial laboratories.

NH DHHS Daily Update on COVID-19 Archive

 

For more information, please visit the DHHS COVID-19 webpage at https://www.nh.gov/covid19.

NH DHHS Issues Crisis Standards of Care Plan to Guide Development of Clinical Guidelines during COVID-19
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Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has released the New Hampshire Crisis Standards of Care Plan. DHHS worked with stakeholders and clinical experts to develop the plan in order to guide the process of developing the Crisis Standards of Care Clinical Guidelines. These Clinical Guidelines would be used during the COVID-19 pandemic if normal standards of care cannot be maintained. It is essential the Department, healthcare stakeholders, advocates and policymakers have the time to create the Crisis Standard of Care Clinical Guidelines prior to the crisis period to prevent unnecessary negative outcomes.

 

The statewide Clinical Guidelines will be designed to ensure that fair, respectful, effective and efficient care is provided if the COVID-19 pandemic results in inpatient needs that exceed our available resources. The Crisis Standards of Care Plan is being activated to allow for the assembly of the State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee and the State Triage Committee. These committees collectively will bring together subject matter experts and healthcare leaders to develop the Clinical Guidelines.

 

The appointment of the State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee will begin next week and work will begin immediately to identify a team of interdisciplinary subject matter experts to serve on the State Triage Committee.

 

Governor Chris Sununu has issued Emergency Order #33 to authorize the Commissioner of DHHS, Lori Shibinette, to activate the Crisis Standards of Care Plan and appoint members to the State Disaster Medical Advisory Committee and the State Triage Committee.

 

Emergency Order #33: Activation of the New Hampshire Crisis Standards of Care Plan

 

The New Hampshire Crisis Standards of Care Plan is available at https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/documents/nh-csc-plan.pdf.

NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – April 18, 2020
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Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has issued the following update on the new coronavirus, COVID-19.

 

On Saturday, April 18, 2020, DHHS announced 56 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 1,342 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. Several cases are still under investigation. Any additional information from ongoing investigations will be incorporated into future COVID-19 updates. Of those cases with complete information, there are two males under the age of 18 and the rest are adults, with 50% being female and 50% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (16), Strafford (8), Merrimack (3), Cheshire (1), Grafton (1), and Sullivan (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (21) and Nashua (5).

 

Two new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 192 (14%) of 1,342 cases. Nine of the new cases have no identified risk factors. Community-based transmission continues to increase in the State and has been identified in all counties with cases. Most of the remaining cases have either had travel to domestic or international locations or have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.

 

DHHS has also announced one additional death related to COVID-19, a female resident of Hillsborough County 60 years of age or older. We offer our sympathies to the family and friends.

 

Current Situation in New Hampshire

 

 

County

Cases

Belknap

25

Carroll

30

Cheshire

28

Coos

2

Grafton

45

Hillsborough - Other

188

Hillsborough - Manchester

241

Hillsborough - Nashua

123

Merrimack

92

Rockingham

466

Strafford

92

Sullivan

10

Grand Total

1342

New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated April 18, 2020, 9:00 AM)

NH Persons with COVID-191

1,342

Recovered

513 (38)

Deaths Attributed to COVID-19

38 (3%)

Total Current COVID-19 Cases

791

Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19

192 (14%)

Current Hospitalizations2

85

Persons Tested Negative at Selected Laboratories3

12,082

Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL

6,209

Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL4

316

Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time)

2,200

 

1Includes specimens presumptive-positive at any laboratory and those confirmed by CDC confirmatory testing.
2Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 as reported by hospitals.

3Includes 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.

4Includes specimens received and awaiting testing at NH PHL. Does not include tests pending at commercial laboratories.

NH DHHS Daily Update on COVID-19 Archive

 

For more information, please visit the DHHS COVID-19 webpage at https://www.nh.gov/covid19.

NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – April 17, 2020
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Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has issued the following update on the new coronavirus, COVID-19.

 

On Friday, April 17, 2020, DHHS announced 78 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 1,287 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. Several cases are still under investigation. Of those with complete information, there are 10 females and 5 males under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 48% being female and 52% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (18), Strafford (8), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (6), Merrimack (3), Carroll (2), Belknap (1), Cheshire (1), and Sullivan (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (31) and Nashua (6). The county of residence is being determined for one new case as well as one previously announced case. Any additional information from ongoing investigations will be incorporated into future COVID-19 updates.

 

Three new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 190 (15%) of 1,287 cases. Nine of the new cases have no identified risk factors. Community-based transmission continues to increase in the State and has been identified in all counties with cases. Most of the remaining cases have either had travel to domestic or international locations or have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.

 

DHHS has also announced three additional deaths related to COVID-19. We offer our sympathies to the family and friends.

·         Two male residents of Rockingham County, 60 years of age or older

·         One male resident of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age or older

 

Two of the deaths involved long-term care facilities. Those facilities are Hanover Hills in Manchester and the Residence at Salem Woods in Salem.

 

Current Situation in New Hampshire

 

County

Cases

Belknap

25

Carroll

32

Cheshire

27

Coos

2

Grafton

44

Hillsborough - Other

188

Hillsborough - Manchester

220

Hillsborough - Nashua

117

Merrimack

88

Rockingham

449

Strafford

84

Sullivan

9

County TBD

2

Grand Total

1287

 

New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated April 17, 2020, 9:00 AM)

NH Persons with COVID-191

1,287

Recovered

468 (36%)

Deaths Attributed to COVID-19

37 (3%)

Total Current COVID-19 Cases

782

Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19

190 (15%)

Current Hospitalizations2

86

Persons Tested Negative at Selected Laboratories3

11,565

Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL

5,866

Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL4

174

Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time)

2,200

 

1Includes specimens presumptive-positive at any laboratory and those confirmed by CDC confirmatory testing.
2Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 as reported by hospitals.

3Includes 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.

4Includes specimens received and awaiting testing at NH PHL. Does not include tests pending at commercial laboratories.

NH DHHS Daily Update on COVID-19 Archive

 

For more information, please visit the DHHS COVID-19 webpage at https://www.nh.gov/covid19.