As more New Hampshire health care workers get vaccinated for COVID-19, the number of cases in the state continues to rise.>> Download the FREE WMUR appState health officials said Thursday that 872 new cases of COVID-19 were reported. The state has been working through a backlog of cases, so all of the cases were assigned to six different dates, including 414 for Wednesday’s data (Thursday’s report).>> Latest coronavirus coverage from WMUROfficials said 284 people are currently hospitalized in the state for COVID-19, two shy of the record number of hospitalizations set Wednesday.Four more deaths were announced, three of which were associated with long-term care facilities, officials said. There have been 629 deaths associated with COVID-19 in New Hampshire.The rise in the cases can be partially attributed to Thanksgiving gatherings, officials said.”So we did see a bit of that bump after Thanksgiving with our case numbers. That’s probably driving a little bit what you’re seeing today. We could see another bump, even if we’re on the downswing, we could see by Christmas, potentially another bump up,” Gov. Chris Sununu said. Dr. Beth Daly, chief of the Bureau of Infectious Disease Control, said the state has been averaging about 800-900 new cases each day, with a test positivity rate of about 9{50531db320f8e8a316d79d6a285e47c71b6e4f6739df32858cb86474d7e720e9}.>> COVID-19 in New Hampshire: Important informationDaly said more than 3,100 doses of the Pfizer vaccine have been distributed in the state, and 901 front-line health workers have been vaccinated over the past two days. Each person needs two doses of the vaccine in order to be protected.Officials said the first doses are going to those working in COVID-19 units and emergency departments.“We’re going to funnel all of our first responders, police, EMS and outpatient people through our fixed sites, so that is end of 1A, early 1B type phase,” Lori Shibinette, commissioner of the state Department of Health and Human Services, said. “General population, we don’t know when that’s going to be, because we don’t know what our vaccine supply is going to look like four, six weeks. We’re working two and three weeks out.”Sununu said the state will be receiving fewer vaccines in the next shipment than anticipated. The state had been slated to get 12,000 to 13,000 doses, but it will now get a little less than 9,000, the governor said.Sununu noted that the Moderna vaccine should be arriving in the state starting next week. The vaccine is partially produced in New Hampshire.Between Moderna and Pfizer’s vaccines, the state expects to soon have 33,000 doses available for health care workers and long-term care facilities.Officials said 75{50531db320f8e8a316d79d6a285e47c71b6e4f6739df32858cb86474d7e720e9} of those doses will be administered through hospitals, health care providers and pharmacies. The other 25{50531db320f8e8a316d79d6a285e47c71b6e4f6739df32858cb86474d7e720e9} will be at 13 of the state’s fixed sites, plus some other mobile sites.“The only people who cannot get the vaccine are those with the severe allergic reaction to a prior dose of that vaccine or any ingredient in the vaccine, but there’s a lot of other details that are going to be changing and evolving over time,” Dr. Benjamin Chan, the state epidemiologist, said.Health officials urged Granite Staters to continue taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including wearing masks, maintaining distance and avoiding gatherings. They said it will be months before the general population can be vaccinated, and maintaining vigilance is the only way to avoid preventable deaths.”Our most vulnerable population, the first 100,000 of Phase 1 should have at least their first shot within the first couple weeks here,” Sununu said. “And their second shot by the end of January. That would account for all of long-term care.”Sununu noted that Thursday’s snowstorm did not disrupt shipments of vaccines to New Hampshire hospitals. He said the health department altered delivery schedules to ensure that the vaccines were where they were expected to be before the storm began. ** Town-by-town COVID-19 case data **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
As more New Hampshire health care workers get vaccinated for COVID-19, the number of cases in the state continues to rise.
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State health officials said Thursday that 872 new cases of COVID-19 were reported. The state has been working through a backlog of cases, so all of the cases were assigned to six different dates, including 414 for Wednesday’s data (Thursday’s report).
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Officials said 284 people are currently hospitalized in the state for COVID-19, two shy of the record number of hospitalizations set Wednesday.
Four more deaths were announced, three of which were associated with long-term care facilities, officials said. There have been 629 deaths associated with COVID-19 in New Hampshire.
The rise in the cases can be partially attributed to Thanksgiving gatherings, officials said.
“So we did see a bit of that bump after Thanksgiving with our case numbers. That’s probably driving a little bit what you’re seeing today. We could see another bump, even if we’re on the downswing, we could see by Christmas, potentially another bump up,” Gov. Chris Sununu said.
Dr. Beth Daly, chief of the Bureau of Infectious Disease Control, said the state has been averaging about 800-900 new cases each day, with a test positivity rate of about 9{50531db320f8e8a316d79d6a285e47c71b6e4f6739df32858cb86474d7e720e9}.
>> COVID-19 in New Hampshire: Important information
Daly said more than 3,100 doses of the Pfizer vaccine have been distributed in the state, and 901 front-line health workers have been vaccinated over the past two days. Each person needs two doses of the vaccine in order to be protected.
Officials said the first doses are going to those working in COVID-19 units and emergency departments.
“We’re going to funnel all of our first responders, police, EMS and outpatient people through our fixed sites, so that is end of 1A, early 1B type phase,” Lori Shibinette, commissioner of the state Department of Health and Human Services, said. “General population, we don’t know when that’s going to be, because we don’t know what our vaccine supply is going to look like four, six weeks. We’re working two and three weeks out.”
Sununu said the state will be receiving fewer vaccines in the next shipment than anticipated. The state had been slated to get 12,000 to 13,000 doses, but it will now get a little less than 9,000, the governor said.
Sununu noted that the Moderna vaccine should be arriving in the state starting next week. The vaccine is partially produced in New Hampshire.
Between Moderna and Pfizer’s vaccines, the state expects to soon have 33,000 doses available for health care workers and long-term care facilities.
Officials said 75{50531db320f8e8a316d79d6a285e47c71b6e4f6739df32858cb86474d7e720e9} of those doses will be administered through hospitals, health care providers and pharmacies. The other 25{50531db320f8e8a316d79d6a285e47c71b6e4f6739df32858cb86474d7e720e9} will be at 13 of the state’s fixed sites, plus some other mobile sites.
“The only people who cannot get the vaccine are those with the severe allergic reaction to a prior dose of that vaccine or any ingredient in the vaccine, but there’s a lot of other details that are going to be changing and evolving over time,” Dr. Benjamin Chan, the state epidemiologist, said.
Health officials urged Granite Staters to continue taking precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including wearing masks, maintaining distance and avoiding gatherings. They said it will be months before the general population can be vaccinated, and maintaining vigilance is the only way to avoid preventable deaths.
“Our most vulnerable population, the first 100,000 of Phase 1 should have at least their first shot within the first couple weeks here,” Sununu said. “And their second shot by the end of January. That would account for all of long-term care.”
Sununu noted that Thursday’s snowstorm did not disrupt shipments of vaccines to New Hampshire hospitals. He said the health department altered delivery schedules to ensure that the vaccines were where they were expected to be before the storm began.
** Town-by-town COVID-19 case data **