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PSA | COVID-19 Vaccine Phase for age 65 and older

Thursday afternoon, the Governor announced plans to move to the next phase of COVID-19 vaccinations, opening up the shots to everyone age 65 or older.

The Governor said that beginning Jan 22, anyone age 65 or older can visit the website vaccines.nh.gov and register to get vaccinated. Those vaccinations are scheduled to start Jan 26, and the phase is expected to last into March.

Those who don’t have access to a computer or internet can call 211 or talk to their doctor about scheduling an appointment.

Anyone with questions can also call 211 or visit nh.gov/Covid19.

Public Notice | NH Statewide Mask Mandate

NH Statewide Mask Mandate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO LITCHFIELD, NH RESIDENTS
Litchfield Board of Selectmen – November 24, 2020

The Litchfield Board of Selectmen wishes to inform residents that all persons over the age of 5 shall wear a mask or cloth face covering over their noses and mouths any time they are at “Public Places” pursuant to Governor Chris Sununu’s Emergency Order instituting a statewide mask mandate in effect through January 15, 2021.

For more information go to www.governor.nh.gov or contact the town office at 603-424-4046 or townhall@Litchfieldnh.gov

PSA – New Rules Allow Any NH Voter to Vote via Absentee Ballot in 2020

COVID-19 | NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – June 4, 2020

Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has issued the following update on the new coronavirus, COVID-19.

On Thursday, June 4, 2020, DHHS announced 81 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 4,876 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. Several cases are still under investigation. Additional information from ongoing investigations will be incorporated into future COVID-19 updates. Of those with complete information, there are five individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 56% being female and 44% being male. The new cases reside in Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (18), Rockingham (10), Merrimack (6), Strafford (4), and Belknap (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (20) and Nashua (20). The county of residence is being determined for two new cases.

Four new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 472 (10%) of 4,876 cases. Ten of the new cases have no identified risk factors. Community-based transmission continues to occur in the State and has been identified in all counties. Most of the remaining cases have either had travel to domestic or international locations or have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.

DHHS has also announced 8 additional deaths related to COVID-19. We offer our sympathies to family and friends.

4 female residents of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older
3 male residents of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older
1 female resident of Merrimack County, 60 years of age and older

Current Situation in New Hampshire

New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated June 4, 2020, 9:00 AM)

NH Persons with COVID-191	4,876
Recovered	3,187 (65%)
Deaths Attributed to COVID-19	273 (6%)
Total Current COVID-19 Cases	1,416
Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19	472 (10%)
Current Hospitalizations	86
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)2	79,765
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody Laboratory Tests2	12,944
Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL	27,122
Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL3	1,350
Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time)	4,025

Includes specimens positive at any laboratory and those confirmed by CDC confirmatory testing.
Includes specimens tested at the NH Public Health Laboratories (PHL), LabCorp, Quest, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and those sent to CDC prior to NH PHL testing capacity.
Includes specimens received and awaiting testing at NH PHL. Does not include tests pending at commercial laboratories.

Number of Specimens Tested by Date of Report to NH DHHS

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Tests
Testing Laboratory	5/28	5/29	5/30	5/31	6/1	6/2	6/3	Daily Average
NH Public Health Laboratories	665	273	571	626	488	204	579	487
LabCorp	385	151	466	83	195	121	831	319
Quest Diagnostics	736	353	688	630	481	617	926	633
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center	188	238	403	487	110	68	273	252
Other NH Hospital Laboratory	261	21	32	94	226	115	n/a**	125
Other Laboratory*	39	45	27	30	27	39	27	33
Total	2,274	1,081	2,187	1,950	1,527	1,164	2,636	1,831
Antibody Laboratory Tests
Testing Laboratory	5/28	5/29	5/30	5/31	6/1	6/2	6/3	Daily Average
LabCorp	58	30	40	17	1	3	34	26
Quest Diagnostics	302	225	279	174	190	330	274	253
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center	13	13	22	4	1	24	16	13
Other Laboratory*	6	28	29	13	11	8	6	14
Total	379	296	370	208	203	365	330	307

* Includes out-of-state public health laboratories, out-of-state hospital laboratories, and other commercial laboratories not already listed in the table.

** Not available at the time of this report.

NH DHHS Daily Update on COVID-19 Archive

For more information, please visit the DHHS COVID-19 webpage at https://www.nh.gov/covid19.

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New Town Clerk Business Hours

Due to COVID-19, the Town Clerk office has adjusted their hours to better serve the community. The new hours are as follows until further notice:

Hours: Monday and Thursday 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

If you have questions or need to make special arrangements; please don’t hesitate to call the office at 603.424.4045.

COVID-19 | NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – May 26, 2020

Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has issued the following update on the new coronavirus, COVID-19.

On Tuesday, May 26, 2020, DHHS announced 34 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 4,231 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. Several cases are still under investigation. Additional information from ongoing investigations will be incorporated into future COVID-19 updates. Of those with complete information, all cases were adults with 50% being female and 50% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (10), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (6), Merrimack (3), Strafford (2), Belknap (1), and Coos (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (7) and Nashua (4).

One new hospitalized case was identified for a total of 421 (10%) of 4,231 cases. Three of the new cases have no identified risk factors. Community-based transmission continues to occur in the State and has been identified in all counties. Most of the remaining cases have either had travel to domestic or international locations or have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.

DHHS has also announced four additional deaths related to COVID-19. We offer our sympathies to the families and friends.

3 female residents of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older
1 male resident of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older

Current Situation in New Hampshire

New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated May 26, 2020, 9:00 AM)

County	Cases
Belknap	56
Carroll	46
Cheshire	54
Coos	5
Grafton	69
Hillsborough – Other	718
Hillsborough – Manchester	1,051
Hillsborough – Nashua	380
Merrimack	324
Rockingham	1,240
Strafford	259
Sullivan	17
County TBD	12
Grand Total	4,231

NH Persons with COVID-191	4,231
Recovered	2,550 (60%)
Deaths Attributed to COVID-19	214 (5%)
Total Current COVID-19 Cases	1,467
Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19	421 (10%)
Current Hospitalizations	91
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)2	64,232
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody Laboratory Tests2	10,031
Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL	22,439
Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL3	1,370
Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time)	4,150

Includes specimens positive at any laboratory and those confirmed by CDC confirmatory testing.
Includes specimens tested at the NH Public Health Laboratories (PHL), LabCorp, Quest, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and those sent to CDC prior to NH PHL testing capacity.
Includes specimens received and awaiting testing at NH PHL. Does not include tests pending at commercial laboratories.

Number of Specimens Tested by Date of Report to NH DHHS

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Tests
Testing Laboratory	5/19	5/20	5/21	5/22	5/23	5/24	5/25	Daily Average
NH Public Health Laboratories	425	469	738	598	894	561	760	635
LabCorp	507	501	459	256	241	211	175	336
Quest Diagnostics	735	845	1,086	502	495	257	629	650
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center	31	194	154	155	165	191	72	137
Other NH Hospital Laboratory	215	102	112	62	80	26	n/a**	100
Other Laboratory*	41	20	34	39	16	9	38	28
Total	1,954	2,131	2,583	1,612	1,891	1,255	1,674	1,871
Antibody Laboratory Tests
Testing Laboratory	5/19	5/20	5/21	5/22	5/23	5/24	5/25	Daily Average
LabCorp	6	35	94	47	37	17	0	34
Quest Diagnostics	628	535	640	425	435	224	236	446
Other Laboratory*	3	11	9	12	7	8	5	8
Total	637	581	743	484	479	249	241	488

* Includes out-of-state public health laboratories, out-of-state hospital laboratories, and other commercial laboratories not

already listed in the table.

** Not available at the time of this report.

NH DHHS Daily Update on COVID-19 Archive

For more information, please visit the DHHS COVID-19 webpage at https://www.nh.gov/covid19.

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COVID-19 | NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – May 19, 2020

COVID-19 | NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – May 14, 2020

Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has issued the following update on the new coronavirus, COVID-19.

On Thursday, May 14, 2020, DHHS announced 84 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 3,382 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. Several cases are still under investigation. Additional information from ongoing investigations will be incorporated into future COVID-19 updates. Of those with complete information, there are three individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 57% being female and 43% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (19), Strafford (14), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (9), Merrimack (5), Belknap (2), Carroll (2), and Grafton (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (20) and Nashua (4). The county of residence is being determined for eight new cases.

Four new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 330 (10%) of 3,382 cases. Six of the new cases have no identified risk factors. Community-based transmission continues to occur in the State and has been identified in all counties. Most of the remaining cases have either had travel to domestic or international locations or have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.

DHHS has also announced one additional death related to COVID-19 in a female resident of Hillsborough County who was 60 years of age and older. We offer our sympathies to the family and friends.

Please note that today’s update includes data on antibody tests as well as active COVID-19 tests (PCR tests). Also included is a chart of antibody tests that have been conducted each day. Tomorrow’s update will include separate data sets for antibody tests and PCR tests.

DHHS has issued the COVID-19 Weekly Summary Report for the week of May 11, available at: https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/cdcs/covid19/covid-weekly-report-05112020.pdf.

Current Situation in New Hampshire

New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated May 14, 2020, 9:00 AM)

County	Cases
Belknap	49
Carroll	39
Cheshire	45
Coos	2
Grafton	59
Hillsborough – Other	542
Hillsborough – Manchester	770
Hillsborough – Nashua	312
Merrimack	261
Rockingham	1040
Strafford	215
Sullivan	14
County TBD	34
Grand Total	3382

NH Persons with COVID-191	3,382
Recovered	1,247 (37%)
Deaths Attributed to COVID-19	151 (4%)
Total Current COVID-19 Cases	1,984
Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19	330 (10%)
Current Hospitalizations2	115
Persons Tested Negative at Selected Laboratories3	39,148
Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL	14,257
Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL4	543
Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time)	3,425

Includes specimens presumptive-positive at any laboratory and those confirmed by CDC confirmatory testing.
Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 as reported by hospitals.
Includes specimens tested at the NH Public Health Laboratories (PHL), LabCorp, Quest, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and those sent to CDC prior to NH PHL testing capacity.
Includes specimens received and awaiting testing at NH PHL. Does not include tests pending at commercial laboratories.

Number of Specimens Tested by Date of Report to NH DHHS

Testing Laboratory	5/7	5/8	5/9	5/10	5/11	5/12	5/13	Daily Average
NH Public Health Laboratories	471	253	415	263	245	308	443	343
LabCorp	466	224	435	n/a**	660	130	595	418
Quest Diagnostics	452	465	293	274	650	1334	2527	856
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center	144	142	131	208	31	98	97	122
Other NH Hospital Laboratory	74	109	64	86	49	181	n/a**	94
Other Laboratory*	43	41	31	7	23	42	43	33
Total	1650	1234	1369	838	1658	2093	3705	1792

Note: Includes antibody and PCR tests.

* Includes out-of-state public health laboratories, out-of-state hospital laboratories, and other commercial laboratories not

already listed in the table.

** Not available at the time of this report.

NH DHHS Daily Update on COVID-19 Archive

For more information, please visit the DHHS COVID-19 webpage at https://www.nh.gov/covid19.

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COVID-19 | NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – May 12, 2020

Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has issued the following update on the new coronavirus, COVID-19.

On Tuesday, May 12, 2020, DHHS announced 81 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 3,239 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. Several cases are still under investigation. Additional information from ongoing investigations will be incorporated into future COVID-19 updates. Of those with complete information, there are five individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 47% being female and 53% being male. The new cases reside in Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (28), Rockingham (14), Merrimack (9), Belknap (1), Cheshire (1), and Strafford (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (18) and Nashua (9).

One new hospitalized case was identified for a total of 319 (10%) of 3,239 cases. Five of the new cases have no identified risk factors. Community-based transmission continues to occur in the State and has been identified in all counties. Most of the remaining cases have either had travel to domestic or international locations or have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.

DHHS has also announced 9 additional deaths related to COVID-19. We offer our sympathies to the family and friends.

· 3 female residents of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older

· 3 male residents of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older

· 1 female resident of Rockingham County, 60 years of age and older

· 1 male resident of Rockingham County, 60 years of age and older

· 1 male resident of Merrimack County, 60 years of age and older

Current Situation in New Hampshire

New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated May 12, 2020, 9:00 AM)

County	Cases
Belknap	47
Carroll	37
Cheshire	44
Coos	2
Grafton	57
Hillsborough – Other	518
Hillsborough – Manchester	732
Hillsborough – Nashua	301
Merrimack	252
Rockingham	1010
Strafford	199
Sullivan	14
County TBD	26
Grand Total	3239

NH Persons with COVID-191	3,239
Recovered	1,234 (38%)
Deaths Attributed to COVID-19	142 (4%)
Total Current COVID-19 Cases	1,863
Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19	319 (10%)
Current Hospitalizations2	121
Persons Tested Negative at Selected Laboratories3	33,977
Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL	12,969
Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL4	51
Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time)	3,325

Includes specimens presumptive-positive at any laboratory and those confirmed by CDC confirmatory testing.
Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 as reported by hospitals.
Includes specimens tested at the NH Public Health Laboratories (PHL), LabCorp, Quest, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and those sent to CDC prior to NH PHL testing capacity.
Includes specimens received and awaiting testing at NH PHL. Does not include tests pending at commercial laboratories.

Number of Specimens Tested by Date of Report to NH DHHS

Testing Laboratory	5/5	5/6	5/7	5/8	5/9	5/10	5/11	Daily Average
NH Public Health Laboratories	279	419	471	253	415	263	245	335
LabCorp	558	423	466	224	435	n/a**	660	461
Quest Diagnostics	228	567	452	465	293	274	650	418
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center	22	142	144	142	131	208	31	117
Other NH Hospital Laboratory	122	111	74	109	64	86	n/a**	94
Other Laboratory*	31	26	43	41	31	7	23	29
Total	1240	1688	1650	1234	1369	838	1609	1375

* Includes out-of-state public health laboratories, out-of-state hospital laboratories, and other commercial laboratories not

already listed in the table.

** Not available at the time of this report.

NH DHHS Daily Update on COVID-19 Archive

For more information, please visit the DHHS COVID-19 webpage at https://www.nh.gov/covid19.

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Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Tests
Testing Laboratory	5/12	5/13	5/14	5/15	5/16	5/17	5/18	Daily Average
NH Public Health Laboratories	308	443	344	537	697	970	328	518
LabCorp	131	536	406	933	588	395	318	472
Quest Diagnostics	903	1240	674	304	816	501	574	716
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center	97	96	326	185	268	149	56	168
Other NH Hospital Laboratory	177	156	105	134	154	122	n/a**	141
Other Laboratory*	34	35	37	22	27	19	16	27
Total	1650	2506	1892	2115	2550	2156	1292	2023
Antibody Laboratory Tests
Testing Laboratory	5/12	5/13	5/14	5/15	5/16	5/17	5/18	Daily Average
LabCorp	3	62	59	76	43	39	0	40
Quest Diagnostics	728	1348	488	428	712	556	166	632
Other Laboratory*	17	7	5	18	20	11	6	12
Total	748	1417	552	522	775	606	172	685