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SO FAR ONLY 25 PATIENTS HAVE HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED. OFFICIALS HAVE ALSO ANNOUNCED TWO POTENTIAL COMMUNITY EXPOSURES. ONE WAS AT HONEY DEW DOUGHNUTS ON SOUTH BROADWAY IN SALEM. A PERSON WITH THE VIRUS WAS THERE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF MARCH 17, 18TH, AND 19TH. THE SECOND EXPOSURE HAPPENED ON MARCH 14 AT AN EVENT IN THE GARRISH GYM AT COE-BROWN ACADEMY IN NORTHWO

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The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services advised the public Thursday about two potential community exposures of the novel coronavirus. >> Download the FREE WMUR appHealth officials said someone with COVID-19 was at the Honey Dew Donuts location on South Broadway in Salem during the following dates and times:Tuesday, March 17, 2020, 5 a.m. to 6 a.m.Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 5 a.m. to 10 a.m.Thursday, March 19, 2020, 5 a.m. to 7:30 a.m.>> COVID-19 in New Hampshire: What you need to knowOfficials said anyone who visited the Honey Dew Donuts restaurant during these dates might have been potentially exposed and should observe their health for fever or respiratory illness.“Any person who visited the facility and develops symptoms should stay away from other people, and immediately contact their healthcare provider,” officials said in a press release.In addition, health officials said a person with COVID-19 attended an event that began at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 14, at the Garrish Gym at Coe-Brown Academy in Northwood. Anyone who attended the event was at risk for potential being diagnosed with COVID-19 and should monitor themselves for symptoms including fever or respiratory illness.>> Latest coronavirus coverage from WMUR“Any person who was in the Garrish Gym during the event and develops symptoms should stay away from other people, and immediately contact their healthcare provider. The risk of exposure applies only to the Garrish Gym during the event at 7 pm, and not to attendance at the school or at other school activities,” officials said in a press release.DHHS officials also announced there were 21 new positive COVID-19 test results, bringing the state’s total to 158. The new cases include 5 men, 15 women and one boy under 18 years old. The new patients live in Rockingham (11), Hillsborough (5), Merrimack (2), Chesire (1), Grafton (1) and Sullivan (1) counties. 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Officials said that five of the new cases showed no identified risk factors, which is an indication of community spread in the state. The other 16 patients either traveled domestically or internationally or came in direct contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.Three of the new patients are hospitalized. In all, 25 patients have been hospitalized in the state.One death in the state has been attributed to COVID-19. Officials announced the death on Monday.