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BREAKING TONIGHT-- HEALTH OFFICIALS NOW CONFIRMING áSEVEN NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE GRANITE STATE... BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES TO 108. OFFICIALS ARE NOW WARNING ABOUT POTENTIAL EXPOSURE. THEY SAY A PERSON INFECTED WITH CORONAVIRUS- - RODE THE CONCORD COACH LINES BUSES áFOUR TIMES EARLIER THIS MONTH! ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS... THE PERSON RODE THE 3-15 A-M BUS FROM CONCORD TO BOSTON'S LOGAN AIRPORT ON MARCH 11-TH! THE SECOND TRIP HAPPENED ON MARCH 13-TH... THE PERSON RODE THE 5- 40 P-M BUS FROM BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT TO LITTLETON. MARCH 14-TH THAT PERSO TOOK THE FIVE A-M BUS FROM CONCORD AND ENDED AT BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT. AND THEN TWO DAYS LATER ON THE 16-TH-- THAT PERSON RODE THE 1- 40 P-M BUS FROM LOGAN AIRPORT TO CONCORD OFFICIALS ARE TELLING ANYONE WHO RODE THOSE BUSES TO SELF- ISOLATE IN A STATEMENT-- CONCORD COACH LINES SAYS "THE DRIVERS OF THESE TRIPS WERE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AS SOON AS WE LEARNED THAT A RIDER HAD TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID- 1

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A person with COVID-19 rode in Concord Coach Lines buses four times earlier this month, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services officials said Tuesday.>> Download the FREE WMUR app The person rode on the following buses, according to officials:March 11, 2020 -- 3:15 a.m. bus from Concord, NH – Boston Express Londonderry – South Station – Boston Logan Airport March 13, 2020 -- 5:40 p.m. bus from Boston Logan Airport – South Station – Concord, NH – Tilton – Plymouth – Lincoln – Littleton March 14, 2020 -- 5 a.m. bus from Concord, NH – Boston Express Londonderry – Boston Express Salem – South Station – Boston Logan Airport March 16, 2020 -- 1:40 p.m. bus from Boston Logan Airport – South Station – Concord, NH Health officials said the four bus trips represent potential community exposure of the coronavirus. They said that anyone who rode on those buses should stay at home and monitor their health for fever or respiratory illness. >> COVID-19 in New Hampshire: What you need to knowAnyone on those buses who later developed symptoms should stay away from other people and immediately contact their health care provider, officials said.Concord Coach Lines officials released a statement Tuesday night: “Concord Coach Lines worked closely with NH DHHS to provide the names of the passengers that were on the bus with this individual so they could be notified. The drivers of these trips were taken out of service as soon as we learned that a rider had tested positive for COVID-19. They have not shown any symptoms during their ongoing self-isolation. “Concord Coach is taking dramatic steps to clean and disinfect our buses and we’re encouraging smart precautions like spreading out on the bus. Many people, including healthcare workers, rely on our service for essential travel, but we are assessing whether it is prudent for us to continue to operate.”Meanwhile, officials announced seven new positive tests for COVID-19 in New Hampshire. The cases involve six men and one woman. >> Latest coronavirus coverage from WMURThe new patients are from Rockingham (4), Grafton (1) and Hillsborough (1) counties.Officials said three of the new cases have no identified risk factors, which can be evidence of community transmission in the state. The remaining four cases involved people who either traveled domestically or internationally or had direct contact with a person diagnosed with COVID-19, officials said.One of the new patients is hospitalized, resulting in a total of 13 hospitalizations out of 108 total cases in the state, officials said.One death in the state has been attributed to COVID-19, health officials announced Monday.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..