COVID-19 Update August 28

COVID-19 Update August 28

Total: 302 confirmed cases in Salem
1 out of every 98 Salem residents has been infected
Salem Today: 1 new case, 14 active cases

• • • • TODAY’S SPOTLIGHT• • • • • •

Salem has another new confirmed case today. We have averaged 1.29 new infections per day for the past week.
NH DHHS has reported 23 new cases today, although the total count has only gone up by 22 new cases.
As the number of active cases has gone up in Salem, Manchester’s numbers have been going down. We now have more actives cases in Salem than any other NH community.
Out of 2,214 tests reported today, there were 23 new confirmed cases today.
Today the positivity rate is 1.03%
Only 12 more people in NH were reported today as “recovered” from COVID-19.
For the third day in a row, there have been no new hospitalizations in NH.
NH DHHS reported that another NH person has lost their life because of COVID-19.

• • • • • DIAGNOSTIC TESTS IN NH • • • • • •

New positive cases per DHHS: 23
My new positive cases (Total of today’s cases minus yesterday’s total): 22
Children under 18 in new cases: 1
Total positive cases in NH: 7,216
Percentage of today’s tests that are positive: 1.03%
Active cases: 230 (Was 219 just two days ago).
New cases in Rockingham County: 8
Total cases in Rockingham County: 1,794
Percent of all cases from either Hillsborough County or Rockingham County: 80%
Total PCR tests results reported today (Positive results plus negative results): 2,140
The daily average of diagnostic (PCR) tests reported from 7 days ago to today: 1,640
New negative PCR cases in NH: 2,118
Total negative cases in NH: 198,941

• • • • • OTHER TEST RESULTS • • • • • •

New antibody tests: 100
Total antibody tests (No break down of positive vs. negative): 29,578
The daily average of antibody tests reported from 7 days ago to today: 73
Children diagnosed with MIS-C: (as of 5/22/2020): 1

• • • • • RECOVERED IN NH • • • • • •

Announced today: 12
Total Recovered: 6,554
Percentage of diagnosed cases that have recovered: 90.8%

• • • • • HOSPITALIZATIONS IN NH • • • • • •

New: 0
Current: 8
Total Hospitalized: 713
Percentage of those who have been infected that have been hospitalized: 9.88%

• • • • • DEATHS IN NH • • • • • •

Lives lost today: 1
Persons over 60 years of age who died today: 1
Persons under 60 years of age who died today: 0
Total fatalities in NH associated with COVID-19: 432
NH Residents diagnosed with COVID-19 that died: 5.99%
Lives lost in Rockingham today: 0

These are not simply numbers. We must not forget that these are all someone’s husband or wife, mother or father, sister or brother, son or daughter, friend or neighbor.

I have many things I would like to say tonight, but I’m frustrated, so I’m going to stay quiet. Have a good weekend. Stay safe, and always, be kind.

~Bonnie