Active COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations fall over holiday weekend
Highest single-day total cases reported Saturday
Highest single-day total cases reported Saturday
Highest single-day total cases reported Saturday
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in New Hampshire have dropped since before the holiday weekend, health officials said Tuesday.
In the first release of COVID-19 since Friday, state health officials said active cases fell to 20,045, the fourth-highest total of the pandemic.
Current hospitalizations dropped to 409, health officials said. According to the New Hampshire Hospital Association, 22.5% of hospital patients with COVID-19 are fully up to date on their vaccinations, while 43.5% are unvaccinated. Another 20% are not up to date on vaccinations, while the vaccination status of 13.9% is unknown.
New Hampshire recorded the highest single-day total of new cases on Saturday, when 5,511 new cases were reported.
Health officials reported six new deaths attributed to COVID-19. Three are recent and were people age 60 or older. The other three occurred in December and were just confirmed to be related to COVID-19.
There have been 2,085 deaths attributed to COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
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