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COVID-19 Update November 10

COVID-19 Update November 10

  • Total: 469 confirmed cases in Salem
  • 1 out of 63 Salem residents have been infected
  • Salem Today: 3 new cases, 69 active cases 

Community Transmission (per NH Department of Health and Human Services): The overall level of community transmission is defined using three metrics.  A community is then assigned an overall level based on the highest-level determination for any specific metric. The metric which is changing the most right now is the number of new cases.

  • NH Community Transmission Metrics:
    • New Cases per 100k over 14 days: 
      • Scale: Minimal: <50; Moderate: 50 – 100; Substantial: >100. 
      • Daily average: 178.1 Substantial
    • New hospitalizations per 100k over 14 days:
      • Scale: Minimal: <10; Moderate: 10 – 20; Substantial: >20, 
      • Daily average: 1.0%
    • Average PCR Test Positivity Rate over 7 days:
      • Scale: Minimal: <5%; Moderate: 5% – 10%; Substantial: >10%
      • Daily average: 2.7%
    • New Hampshire’s Level of Transmission: Substantial
  • Rockingham County Transmission:
    • New Cases per 100k over 14 days: 188.6
    • New hospitalizations per 100k over 14 days: 1.6
    • Average PCR Test Positivity Rate over 7 days: 3.1
    • Rockingham County’s Level of Transmission: Substantial
  • Other NH Locations, with changes from yesterday
    • Manchester: 183.6 new case average; 0.9 hospitalizations; 3.5% positivity. Substantial
    • Nashua: 199.2 new case average; 1.1 hospitalizations; 5.3% positivity). Substantial
    • Hillsborough County excluding Manchester and Nashua: 149.4 new case average. Substantial
    • Coos County: 417.9 new case average; Substantial
    • Grafton County: 140.3 new case average; Substantial
    • Carroll County: 106.6 new case average; Substantial
    • Belknap County: 139.3 new case average; Substantial
    • Sullivan County: 146 new case average; Substantial
    • Merrimack: 150.9 new case average; Substantial
    • Strafford County: 219.8 new case average; Substantial
    • Cheshire County: 107.2 new case average; Moderate
  • Changes to New Cases per 100K for NH, all counties, and our two largest cities:
    • EVERY county (and both of our largest cities) are all experiencing a substantial level of transmission.
    • Grafton County has slightly less than they had yesterday, all other locations had an increase.
    • Double digit increases were in Belknap County (16.4); Manchester (15.3); Cheshire County (13.1) and Nashua (11.2). 
    • In the past two days, the only places where there were not double digit increases in Rockingham, Grafton, Sullivan and Merrimack counties.
    • At 5.3%, Nashua has the highest positivity rate.

• • • • • • TODAY’S SPOTLIGHT • • • • • •

  • NH is continuing its trend of more than 200 new cases per day, with the sixth consecutive day surpassing that count.
  • Another three Salem residents were diagnosed with COVID-19 today, but the number of active cases has decreased by one, to 69.
  • For the 12th time since Oct 15, we have broken the record for the number of people – 5,525 — who are being monitored for COVID-19. Today we have more than twice the number that we had on October 5.  
  • The number of kids under 18 is averaging
  • There were 2,197 active cases today, the most since May 20, when we had 2,290 active cases, which was the peak.
  • Although “only” two more people were hospitalized today for the first time, the number of people hospitalized in NH because of COVID-19 went up by eight.
  • Communities:
    • Notable changes in active cases from yesterday to today:
      • 80 people were reported as “recovered;” these are reflected in today’s changes. Five of these communities have fewer active cases than yesterday. 
      • Four more communities have more than 20 active cases: Epping, Keene, Rindge, and Stewartstown.
      • There are now 33 NH communities with more than 20 active cases. Between them, these 33 communities have 1,497 active cases, accounting for 68% of all active cases. (Shown: # of active cases and change from yesterday).
      • Manchester: 181 (+24). Stewartstown: 21 (+21). Keene: 21 (+21). Rindge: 20 (+20). Epping: 20 (+20). Nashua: 166 (+19). Portsmouth: 56 (+8). Rochester: 54 (+8). Hudson: 43 (+8). Laconia: 27 (+6). Durham: 72 (+4). Bedford: 61 (+4). Goffstown: 30 (+4). Merrimack: 36 (+3). Londonderry: 39 (+2). Exeter: 23 (+2). Raymond: 21 (+2). Concord: 59 (+1). Plymouth: 48 (+1). Windham: 42 (+1). Newport: 33 (+1). Sandown: 25 (+1). Hampton: 25 (+1). Milford: 23 (+1). Hooksett: 21 (+1). Warner: 41 (+0). Colebrook: 23 (+0). Pembroke: 22 (+0). Salem: 69 (-1). Dover: 74 (-2). Derry: 46 (-2). Berlin: 23 (-2). Pelham: 32 (-4).  
    • Some of the communities with significant changes in cumulative cases:
      • Manchester: 2595 (+30). Nashua: 1359 (+21). Portsmouth: 230 (+11). Rochester: 204 (+10). Hudson: 270 (+8). Laconia: 88 (+6). Goffstown: 331 (+5). Bedford: 490 (+5). Merrimack: 234 (+5). Durham: 227 (+5). Derry: 518 (+4). Raymond: 96 (+4). Milford: 173 (+3). Londonderry: 287 (+3). Salem: 469 (+3).  

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

  • New positive cases by my math (Total of today’s cases minus yesterday’s total): 220
  • New positive cases per DHHS: 222
    • 174 PCR tests
    • 48 Antigen tests
  • Children under 18 in new cases: 29
  • Total positive cases in NH: 12,919
  • Percentage of today’s tests that are positive per DHHS: 2.0%
  • Total PCR test results reported today (Positive results plus negative results: 4,541
  • The daily average of diagnostic (PCR) tests reported from 7 days ago to today: 2,421
  • New negative results reported today: 4,321
  • Total negative cases in NH: 355,166

• • • • • • ROCKINGHAM COUNTY • • • • • •

  • Total cases in Rockingham County: 3,166
  • New cases in Rockingham County: 51
  • Rockingham County: New cases per 100K residents: 16.5
  • Rockingham County 1-week average per 100K residents: 15.8
  • Rockingham County Positivity Rate: 3.1%
  • Percent of all cases from Rockingham County: 24.5%
  • Percent of all cases from either Hillsborough County or Rockingham County: 72%

• • • • • • ACTIVE CASES • • • • • •

  • Active cases in NH: 2,197
  • Active cases in Rockingham County: 518
  • Percent of NH’s active cases that are in Rockingham County: 23.6%. 

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

  • New antibody tests: 38
  • Total antibody tests (No break downs of positive vs. negative): 32,444
  • The daily average of antibody tests reported from 7 days ago to today: 29

• • • • • • CHANGES BY AGES • • • • • • 

  • 0-9: +9 (4% of all cases; 4% of new cases)
  • 10-19: +27 (9% of all; 12% today) 
  • 20-29: +45 (18% of all; 20% today) 
  • 30-39: +29 (14% of all; +13% today)
  • 40-49: +32 (13% of all; 15% today)
  • 50-59: +47 (15% of all; 21% today)
  • 60-69: +16 (11% of all; 7% of today) 
  • 70-79: +10 (6% of all; 5% today) 
  • 80+: +5 (9% of all; 2% today) 
  • Unknown: 0 (0% of all; 0% today)

• • • • • • RECOVERED IN NH • • • • • • 

  • Announced today: 80
  • Total Recovered: 10,233
  • Percentage of diagnosed cases that have recovered: 79.2%

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

  • New: 2
  • Current: 64
  • Total Hospitalized: 796
  • Percentage of those who have been infected that have been hospitalized: 6.16%

• • • • • • DEATHS IN NH • • • • • • 

  • Lives lost today: 0
  • Persons over 60 years of age who died today: 0
  • Persons under 60 years of age who died today: 0
  • Total fatalities in NH associated with COVID-19: 489
  • NH Residents diagnosed with COVID-19 that died: 3.79%
  • 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.

“If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather.”

― Stephen Fry


Hello, Salem!

I’m hearing from a lot of people who are feeling lost right now. Some are blaming it on daylight savings, others on the lack of sunlight. Others are reacting to the election results, or the change in lifestyle now that the election is over. And others are reacting to the loss of loved ones or concerns about COVID-19, especially with the upcoming holidays.

Whatever the cause, if you are feeling blue, don’t be afraid to ask for assistance. Here are some groups that can help:

  • NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Health. 24-hour hotline: 1-800-950-6264. https://www.nami.org/Home
  • Center for Life Management (603) 434-1577, Option 1. https://www.centerforlifemanagement.org/
  • #SuicideAwareness: 1-800-273-8255.

Try to stay positive, stay safe, and always, be kind.

~Bonnie

This screenshot comes from https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6942e2.htm?s_cid=mm6942e2_w

This report is explained here:
https://www.clickondetroit.com/health/2020/10/20/cdc-from-january-to-october-us-had-299k-more-deaths-than-in-previous-years/

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