IN NEARLY TWO YEARS WITH COVID-19. >> WE ARE AS CONCERNED TODAY AS WE HAVE BEEN DURING ANY POINT DURING THE PANDEMIC. OUR HOSPALITS ARE STRESSED. SCOT JT:UST ONE MONTH AGO, COVID-19 HOSPITALIZATIONS IN THE GRANITE STATE WERE AROUND 190. NOW THEY’RE HOVERING AROUND00 4 EVEN MORE ALARMING, NEW HAMPSHIRE NOW HAS THE HIGHEST RATE OF NEW COVID CASES IN THE COUNTRY. >> YEAH, I’M GETTING WORRIED. CHRISTMAS IS NOT GOING TO BE WHAT WE HOPED WITOULD BE. >> I’M NOT REALLY WORRIED. I FEEL LIKE I’M HEALTHY. I’M WORRIED ABOUT FAMILY MEMBERS IF ANYING.TH >> IT DOES WRYOR ME FOR SURE. SCOTT: WHILE GRANITE STATES HAVE MIXED REACTIONS,OCTO DRS SAY THIS ISN’T SOMETHING TO TAKE LIGHTLY. >> NEW HAMPSHIRE OFTEN PRIDES ITSELF IN BEING NUMBER ONE IN A NUMBER OF AREAS, AND RIGHTFUYLL SO, BUT WE JUST PASSED MICHINGA AND NOW WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE STATE IN TERMS OF NEW CASES RPE CAPITA IN THE COUNTRY. SCOTT: MANY DOCTORS SAY THE INCREASE IN NUMBERS IS FUELED BY UNVACCINATED PATNTIE >> BUT THEN ALSO PEOPLE ARE SO TIRED,S ITHE VACCINE EVEN GETTING US THERE? SCOTT: AND WHILE MANREINY SKEPTICAL, HEALTH EXPERTS SAY GETTING VACCINATED IS THE STBE THING YOU CAN DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND PROTECT AGAINST FURTHER REGULAS.TI >> LOCAL DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES COULD SUFFER IF WE SHUT DOWN AGN. SCOTT: AND ANOTHER THING CONCERNING GRANITE STATE, RSWE HEARD TONIGHT THE LACK OF AVAILABLE TESTING AND WAIT TIMES TO GET VACCINES OR BOOSTERS AHEAD OF THE
New Hampshire has highest COVID-19 case rate in country, CDC says
Active cases rise above 8,000 for second time in pandemic
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Updated: 7:22 AM EST Dec 3, 2021
Active COVID-19 cases hit a new high Thursday in New Hampshire, with health officials saying there are once again more than 8,000 known cases in the state.Health officials said there are 8,251 known COVID-19 cases in New Hampshire, up from the previous high of 8,048 set last month.Officials said there were 1,134 new positive test results recorded Wednesday, and the state's seven-day test positivity rate has risen to 13.4%.>> COVID-19 impact: Latest numbersAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New Hampshire now has the highest seven-day new case rate in the country, with a case rate of 505.4 cases per 100,000. New Hampshire is followed by Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.Current hospitalizations remain high at 397, a slight drop from Wednesday's 403, the highest number of hospitalizations in New Hampshire at any point in the pandemic.>> Other COVID-19 headlinesHealth officials reported seven more deaths due to COVID-19. Three were people younger than age 60 while four were people aged 60 or older. One of the deaths was associated with a long-term care facility, officials said.>> Related: New Hampshire hospital officials say state entering worst part of pandemic so far:** Town-by-town: COVID-19 case data | Vaccination data **
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Active COVID-19 cases hit a new high Thursday in New Hampshire, with health officials saying there are once again more than 8,000 known cases in the state.
Health officials said there are 8,251 known COVID-19 cases in New Hampshire, up from the previous high of 8,048 set last month.
Officials said there were 1,134 new positive test results recorded Wednesday, and the state's seven-day test positivity rate has risen to 13.4%.
>> COVID-19 impact: Latest numbers
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New Hampshire now has the highest seven-day new case rate in the country, with a case rate of 505.4 cases per 100,000. New Hampshire is followed by Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.
Current hospitalizations remain high at 397, a slight drop from Wednesday's 403, the highest number of hospitalizations in New Hampshire at any point in the pandemic.
>> Other COVID-19 headlines
Health officials reported seven more deaths due to COVID-19. Three were people younger than age 60 while four were people aged 60 or older. One of the deaths was associated with a long-term care facility, officials said.
>> Related: New Hampshire hospital officials say state entering worst part of pandemic so far:
** Town-by-town: COVID-19 case data | Vaccination data **
