Published: 12/16/2020 5:33:09 PM
Hope for the end of the pandemic has arrived as New Hampshire begins to distribute more than 12,000 vaccines. Nursing homes, however, are still grappling with the ongoing fallout from COVID outbreaks that have ravaged their facilities and are wondering when their vaccines will arrive.
Many doses in the first wave of vaccines are expected to go to frontline workers in long-term care facilities. Yet several nursing homes in the Granite State say they’ve been left in the dark about when their staff will receive the shots. Patricia Ramsey, the owner of Edgewood Centre in Portsmouth, said several nursing homes including her own haven’t been contacted to schedule vaccination appointments.
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LIVE BLOG - CORONAVIRUS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: 4 more deaths, 872 new COVID-19 cases in New Hampshire
Update: Thursday, Dec. 17, 3:20 p.m.
State health officials announced four more deaths of New Hampshire residents as a result of COVID-19 Thursday, bringing the state s total deaths to 629 since the start of the pandemic. Three of the deaths were associated with outbreaks at long-term care facilities.
The state also announced 872 newly-identified coronavirus infections. In the past week, New Hampshire has averaged around 8,000 COVID tests per day, with a positivity rate of about 9%. There are currently 6,928 active infections across the state, and 284 patients are hospitalized with the virus.
LIVE BLOG - CORONAVIRUS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: COVID Cases Continue To Rise At State Men s Prison
Update: Wednesday, Dec. 16, 7:30 p.m.
The state men’s prison in Concord is continuing to see more COVID-19 cases on a daily basis.
There are currently 40 staff who have tested positive for COVID-19. That s up from 16 staff cases a week ago.
Over 140 inmates are now positive for COVID-19, up from 28 cases just last week.
No one has died from COVID in the facility, the state says. Officials say they continuing to conduct testing, and many inmates are in quarantine.
- Sarah Gibson
Update: Wednesday, Dec. 16, 6:15 p.m.
LIVE BLOG - CORONAVIRUS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE: State reports 670 new cases - no new deaths
Update: Tuesday, Dec. 15, 6:21 p.m.
State health officials announced 670 new coronavirus cases Tuesday night. No additional deaths were reported - the current COVID-19 death toll is 604.
The daily PCR positivity test rate was 6.2%, according to the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. The results reported Tuesday included 81 new cases for Dec. 10, 91 for Dec. 11, 1 for Dec. 12, 111 for Dec. 13, and 386 for Dec. 14.
There are 252 residents hospitalized and 6,477 active cases statewide. Since the pandemic began, the state has recorded 32,545 cases of coronavirus.
- NHPR Staff
Update: Tuesday, Dec. 15, 4:19 p.m.