COVID-19 Update September 9

COVID-19 Update September 9

Total: 311 confirmed cases in Salem
1 out of every 95 Salem residents has been infected
Salem Today: 2 new cases, 9 active cases

UPDATE to the UPDATE

~~NH DHHS has not updated all of the information from today, so there is no town information available.~~
I was able to reach the right person at DHHS, and the info has been updated on their website. I have updated the Salem headlines, the calendar and added more info to the Spotlight. Further down, Active Cases in Rockingham was updated as well.

• • • • TODAY’S SPOTLIGHT • • • • • •

Two more Salem residents have been infected, but the number of people who have active infections has only gone up by one.
In NH, 23 people were infected today.
176 kids aged 0-9 have been infected, the same as we had on Monday.
454 kids aged 10-19 have been infected; 8 more than yesterday. For the past week, the daily average has been 7 more kids per day.
NH DHHS reported 6 kids under 18 years of age who were confirmed with COVID. The gap in age reporting would indicate that there were two youth aged 18-19 who were infected.
NH communities with more than 4 active cases, and change from yesterday: Manchester 41 (+2); Durham 24 (-4); Windham 14 (+2, yesterday went from 1-4 to 12); Brentwood 11 (0); Salem 9 (+1); Keene 7 (0); Ossipee 7 (0); Pelham 8 (+2); Bedford 6 (0); Derry 6 (0); Concord 6 (-2); Exeter 6 (-2); Goffstown 5 (-1); Nashua 5 (+2).
1,469 test results were returned today.
The positivity rate today was 2.71%.
The number of people who have been hospitalized with COVID went up by two individuals, although the cumulative count went up by just one.
719 people have been hospitalized since the first COVID patient.

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

New positive cases per DHHS: 23
My new positive cases (Total of today’s cases minus yesterday’s total): 23
Children under 18 in new cases: 6
Total positive cases in NH: 7,517
Percentage of today’s tests that are positive: 1.57%
Total PCR tests results reported today (Positive results plus negative results): 1,469
The daily average of diagnostic (PCR) tests reported from 7 days ago to today: 1,222
New negative results reported today: 1,446
Total negative cases in NH: 216,915

• • • • • Rockingham County • • • • • •

Total cases in Rockingham County: 1,865
New cases in Rockingham County: 7
Rockingham County: New cases per 100K residents: 2.3
Rockingham County 1-week average per 100K residents: 2.3
Percent of all cases from Rockingham County: 24.8%
Percent of all cases from either Hillsborough County or Rockingham County: 80%

• • • • • Active Cases • • • • • •

Active cases in NH: 242
Active cases in Rockingham County: 66
Percent of NH’s active cases that are in Rockingham County: 27.3%

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

New antibody tests: 59
Total antibody tests (No break down of positive vs. negative): 30,223
The daily average of antibody tests reported from 7 days ago to today: 66
Children diagnosed with MIS-C: (as of 5/22/2020): 1

• • • • • RECOVERED IN NH • • • • • •

Announced today: 17
Total Recovered: 6,842
Percentage of diagnosed cases that have recovered: 91.0%

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

New: 1
Current: 9
Total Hospitalized: 719
Percentage of those who have been infected that have been hospitalized: 9.56%

• • • • • 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: 433
NH Residents diagnosed with COVID-19 that died: 5.76%
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.

This wasn’t a great time for DHHS to forget to update the data from Wednesday on the dashboard. Several Windham High Schoolers attended a party that included at least one kid who was infected with COVID-19. Several kids from Salem were also part of this party. Windham High School has shut down for a few days, waiting for DHHS to give their recommendations, and the Salem students were told to stay home until things had been worked out. Hopefully, our Salem kids will be ok, can continue to stay safe, and always, be kind.

~Bonnie