5th death in NH attributed to COVID-19; 64 other cases announced by DHHS

A fifth death in New Hampshire has been linked to COVID-19, health officials announced Thursday evening.>> Download the FREE WMUR appThe patient who died was a man from Hillsborough County who was under 60 years old. Health officials said the man had underlying medical conditions. >> COVID-19 in New Hampshire: What you need to knowHealth officials announced 64 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the state's total to 479.The patients included 42 women and 22 men from Hillsborough (34, including 19 from Manchester and 3 from Nashua), Rockingham (17), Strafford (6), Merrimack (4), Cheshire (1), Grafton (1) and Sullivan (1) counties. >> Latest coronavirus coverage from WMURTen of the new patients were hospitalized, officials said. In all, 73 patients have been hospitalized at some point during their illness. Thirty-seven of the new cases showed no identified risk factors, which is continuing evidence of community transmission. Officials said community transmission has been identified in all counties with cases. Most of the remaining patients either traveled domestically or internationally or had close contact with a person diagnosed with COVID-19.Dr. Benjamin Chan, the state epidemiologist, said there are likely many more cases in the state. He said people should behave as if the virus is everywhere in New Hampshire.The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is believed to be widespread in the state.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

A fifth death in New Hampshire has been linked to COVID-19, health officials announced Thursday evening.

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The patient who died was a man from Hillsborough County who was under 60 years old. Health officials said the man had underlying medical conditions.

>> COVID-19 in New Hampshire: What you need to know

Health officials announced 64 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the state's total to 479.

The patients included 42 women and 22 men from Hillsborough (34, including 19 from Manchester and 3 from Nashua), Rockingham (17), Strafford (6), Merrimack (4), Cheshire (1), Grafton (1) and Sullivan (1) counties.

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Ten of the new patients were hospitalized, officials said. In all, 73 patients have been hospitalized at some point during their illness.

Thirty-seven of the new cases showed no identified risk factors, which is continuing evidence of community transmission. Officials said community transmission has been identified in all counties with cases. Most of the remaining patients either traveled domestically or internationally or had close contact with a person diagnosed with COVID-19.

Dr. Benjamin Chan, the state epidemiologist, said there are likely many more cases in the state. He said people should behave as if the virus is everywhere in New Hampshire.

The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is believed to be widespread in the state.

