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AdvertisementBerlin city officials considering mask ordinance‘Substantial’ community transmission of COVID-19 reported in 8 New Hampshire countiesBerlin city officials considering mask ordinanceMORE THAN A THOUSAND NEW CASES IN THE LAST FIVE DAYS. LOCAL DOCTORS SAY THAT IS DUE TO SEVERAL FACTORS, INCLUDING COVID FATIGUE. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY SUBSTANTIAL SPREAD IS DETERMINED BY POSITIVE CASES PER 100,000 PEOPLE OVER 14 DAYS. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY LED SUNDAY’S NEW TRANSMISSIONS WITH 76 CASES. ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HAD 46. STRAFFORD COUNTY HAD 27 NEW CASES. COOS, GRAFTON, MERRIMACK, SULLIVAN, AND BELKNAP COUNTIES ARE ALSO CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIAL. &gt;&gt; WE SOMEWHAT EXPECTED WITH THE CHANGE IN THE WEATHER. TIM: DR. JOSE MERCADO IS AN ASSOCIATE HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST AT DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER. HE SAYS MORE PEOPLE ARE GATHERING INDOORS AND LETTING THEIR GUARD DOWN. &gt;&gt; WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT OUR EXPOSURES AND PROTECTING OURSELVES. YOU ALSO HAVE TO THINK ABOUT EXPOSING OTHERS. TIM: JUST CARROLL AND CHESHIRE COUNTIES REMAIN AT MODERATE TRANSMISSION. &gt;&gt; THE CASE RATES ARE GOING UP PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE. TIM: JEANELLE BOYER IS AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN PUBLIC HEALTH AT KEENE STATE COLLEGE. THE SCHOOL HAS PARTNERED WITH THE CITY FOR A PROGRAM THAT TESTS WASTEWATER TO TRACK COVID-19 BOTH ON CAMPUS AND IN THE COMMUNITY. &gt;&gt; I THINK IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A NICE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM. TIM: BOYER SAYS POSITIVE SAMPLE CASES HAVE INCREASED IN RECENT DAYS. &gt;&gt; THIS IS USUALLY A LEADING INDICATOR THEY MIGHT SEE SAMPLES GO UP IN WASTEWATER FIRST AND THEN STUDENTS WILL SEE AN INCREASE OF CASES IN THE TOWN OR COMMUNITY. TIM: IN A STATEMENT TO NEWS 9, THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE STATE HAD EXPECTED COVID CASES WILL CLIMB. HE SAYS EVERYONE CAN DO THEIR PART TO KEEP THE NUMBERS LOW, INCLUDINGAdvertisement‘Substantial’ community transmission of COVID-19 reported in 8 New Hampshire countiesBerlin city officials considering mask ordinanceEight of New Hampshire’s 10 counties are now seeing substantial transmission of COVID-19, according to state officials.&gt;&gt; Download the free WMUR appNew Hampshire has seen more than 1,000 new cases in just the last five days.Berlin Mayor Paul Grenier said that until recently, COVID-19 was a southern New Hampshire problem, but that’s not true anymore. He anticipates a proposed mask mandate for the city will pass and hopes it prompts citizens in the city to take the crisis more seriously.&gt;&gt; COVID-19 in NH: Important information“There is community transmission and we need to get a handle on it,” Grenier said.In an interview with WMUR last week, Grenier said that if COVID-19 got a grip in Berlin, it could get bad very quickly.“I have a Catholic Charities-operated nursing home. We have a county-operated nursing home. Collectively, they are licensed for about 180 beds. I have the state correctional facility. I have a federal correctional facility in town,” Grenier said.Dr. Jose Mercado is an associate hospital epidemiologist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He said more people are gathering indoors and letting their guard down."We have to think about our exposures and think about protecting ourselves," Mercado said. "And you also have to think about exposing others."Berlin officials will vote on a mask ordinance Monday evening that would require a face covering in public spaces and require restaurant workers to wear one. Exemptions include children under 10, but that might be lowered to children under 4.“We have some barriers that we have to come to terms with in terms with as far as safety. The ordinance itself is common sense,” Grenier said.State health officials said substantial spread is determined by positive cases per 100,000 people over 14 days. Of the 249 new cases announced Sunday, Hillsborough County saw 76 new cases, while Rockingham County had 46 and Coos County – where Berlin is located – had five.The North Country is not immune, and the mayor wants residents to protect themselves.“We are hoping by instituting this people are going to take this a little more seriously,” Grenier said.The mayor is not anticipating a unanimous vote in favor of a mask ordinance Monday night but is confident it will pass.Carroll and Cheshire counties are the only ones in New Hampshire not classified as an area with “substantial” community spread of the coronavirus.** Town-by-town COVID-19 case data: Interactive map | Text-only list **PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0iaW5mb2dyYW0tZW1iZWQiIGRhdGEtaWQ9Il8va2I1OW5tSmpubGlPTUt4M1lpd1YiIGRhdGEtdHlwZT0iaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUiIGRhdGEtdGl0bGU9Ik5IIENvcm9uYXZpcnVzIENPVklELTE5Ij48L2Rpdj48c2NyaXB0PiFmdW5jdGlvbihlLGksbixzKXt2YXIgdD0iSW5mb2dyYW1FbWJlZHMiLGQ9ZS5nZXRFbGVtZW50c0J5VGFnTmFtZSgic2NyaXB0IilbMF07aWYod2luZG93W3RdJiZ3aW5kb3dbdF0uaW5pdGlhbGl6ZWQpd2luZG93W3RdLnByb2Nlc3MmJndpbmRvd1t0XS5wcm9jZXNzKCk7ZWxzZSBpZighZS5nZXRFbGVtZW50QnlJZChuKSl7dmFyIG89ZS5jcmVhdGVFbGVtZW50KCJzY3JpcHQiKTtvLmFzeW5jPTEsby5pZD1uLG8uc3JjPSJodHRwczovL2UuaW5mb2dyYW0uY29tL2pzL2Rpc3QvZW1iZWQtbG9hZGVyLW1pbi5qcyIsZC5wYXJlbnROb2RlLmluc2VydEJlZm9yZShvLGQpfX0oZG9jdW1lbnQsMCwiaW5mb2dyYW0tYXN5bmMiKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=Eight of New Hampshire’s 10 counties are now seeing substantial transmission of COVID-19, according to state officials.&gt;&gt;AdvertisementNew Hampshire has seen more than 1,000 new cases in just the last five days.Berlin Mayor Paul Grenier said that until recently, COVID-19 was a southern New Hampshire problem, but that’s not true anymore. He anticipates a proposed mask mandate for the city will pass and hopes it prompts citizens in the city to take the crisis more seriously.&gt;&gt; “There is community transmission and we need to get a handle on it,” Grenier said.In an interview with WMUR , Grenier said that if COVID-19 got a grip in Berlin, it could get bad very quickly.“I have a Catholic Charities-operated nursing home. We have a county-operated nursing home. Collectively, they are licensed for about 180 beds. I have the state correctional facility. I have a federal correctional facility in town,” Grenier said.Dr. Jose Mercado is an associate hospital epidemiologist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. He said more people are gathering indoors and letting their guard down."We have to think about our exposures and think about protecting ourselves," Mercado said. "And you also have to think about exposing others."Berlin officials will vote on a mask ordinance Monday evening that would require a face covering in public spaces and require restaurant workers to wear one. Exemptions include children under 10, but that might be lowered to children under 4.“We have some barriers that we have to come to terms with in terms with as far as safety. The ordinance itself is common sense,” Grenier said.State health officials said substantial spread is determined by positive cases per 100,000 people over 14 days. Of the announced Sunday, Hillsborough County saw 76 new cases, while Rockingham County had 46 and Coos County – where Berlin is located – had five.The North Country is not immune, and the mayor wants residents to protect themselves.“We are hoping by instituting this people are going to take this a little more seriously,” Grenier said.The mayor is not anticipating a unanimous vote in favor of a mask ordinance Monday night but is confident it will pass.Carroll and Cheshire counties are the only ones in New Hampshire not classified as an area with “substantial” community spread of the coronavirus.** Town-by-town COVID-19 case data: | **Loading more articles...

AdvertisementBerlin city officials considering mask ordinance‘Substantial’ community transmission of COVID-19 reported in 8 New Hampshire countiesBerlin city officials considering mask ordinanceMORE THAN A THOUSAND NEW CASES IN THE LAST FIVE DAYS. LOCAL DOCTORS SAY THAT IS DUE TO SEVERAL FACTORS, INCLUDING COVID FATIGUE. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY SUBSTANTIAL SPREAD IS DETERMINED BY POSITIVE CASES PER 100,000 PEOPLE OVER 14 DAYS. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY LED SUNDAY’S NEW TRANSMISSIONS WITH 76 CASES. ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HAD 46. STRAFFORD COUNTY HAD 27 NEW CASES. COOS, GRAFTON, MERRIMACK, SULLIVAN,...

‘Substantial’ community coronavirus transmission reported in 8 New Hampshire counties

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