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AdvertisementState sets new record for highest number currently hospitalized21 COVID-19 deaths announced in deadliest day in NH since start of pandemicState sets new record for highest number currently hospitalizedHide TranscriptShow TranscriptARRIVAL OF THE SNOW, BUT FIRST, WE DO WANT TO GET TO THOSE NEW NUMBERS ON COVID-19 IN THE NEW HAMPSHIRE. THERE ARE 21 NEW DEATHS TO REPORT TODAY. BUT SETS A NEW RECORD. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS IS NOW 625. THERE IS ALSO A NEW RECORD FOR CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS. 286 PEOPLE ARE GETTING CARE IN A HOSPITAL TONIGHT. THERE ARE 928 NEW POSITIVE TESTS. 422 OF THOSE NEW CASES ARE FROM TODAY, 506 ARE FROM THE BACKLOG OF CASES BEING PROCESSED. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CONFIRMED CASES SPANNING THE PANDEMIC IS NOW 33,433. JENNIFER: WE WILL GET BACKAdvertisement21 COVID-19 deaths announced in deadliest day in NH since start of pandemicState sets new record for highest number currently hospitalizedTwenty-one more Granite Staters have died of COVID-19, a single-day record, state health officials announced Wednesday.&gt;&gt; Download the free WMUR appTwelve of the 21 people who died were residents of Hillsborough County, mostly age 60 or older, while one was under the age of 60. The others were residents of Belknap, Cheshire, Grafton, Merrimack, Rockingham or Coos counties.The most deaths reported in a single day previously was 19 on May 6.Most deaths in New Hampshire have come from long-term care facilities, but there are exceptions. Medical experts said the state is seeing many sick people being hospitalized."It is in this setting of what we expect to be a rise and increase in the number of cases as we are seeing today, we had 928 in the state, we are going to broach the 1,000 mark, but this is something we are seeing across the United States and those of us in New England and New Hampshire are really no different," said Dr. Ed Merrens from Dartmouth Hitchcock Health. Health officials also announced 928 new positive cases, spread out over the past several days. The Department of Health and Human Services is still working through a backlog of test results.Health officials said there are 6,680 current cases of COVID-19 in the state. There are 286 people currently hospitalized for COVID-19, also a record. ** Town-by-town COVID-19 case data: Interactive map | Text-only list **PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0iaW5mb2dyYW0tZW1iZWQiIGRhdGEtaWQ9Il8va2I1OW5tSmpubGlPTUt4M1lpd1YiIGRhdGEtdHlwZT0iaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUiIGRhdGEtdGl0bGU9Ik5IIENvcm9uYXZpcnVzIENPVklELTE5Ij48L2Rpdj48c2NyaXB0PiFmdW5jdGlvbihlLGksbixzKXt2YXIgdD0iSW5mb2dyYW1FbWJlZHMiLGQ9ZS5nZXRFbGVtZW50c0J5VGFnTmFtZSgic2NyaXB0IilbMF07aWYod2luZG93W3RdJiZ3aW5kb3dbdF0uaW5pdGlhbGl6ZWQpd2luZG93W3RdLnByb2Nlc3MmJndpbmRvd1t0XS5wcm9jZXNzKCk7ZWxzZSBpZighZS5nZXRFbGVtZW50QnlJZChuKSl7dmFyIG89ZS5jcmVhdGVFbGVtZW50KCJzY3JpcHQiKTtvLmFzeW5jPTEsby5pZD1uLG8uc3JjPSJodHRwczovL2UuaW5mb2dyYW0uY29tL2pzL2Rpc3QvZW1iZWQtbG9hZGVyLW1pbi5qcyIsZC5wYXJlbnROb2RlLmluc2VydEJlZm9yZShvLGQpfX0oZG9jdW1lbnQsMCwiaW5mb2dyYW0tYXN5bmMiKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=Twenty-one more Granite Staters have died of COVID-19, a single-day record, state health officials announced Wednesday.&gt;&gt;AdvertisementTwelve of the 21 people who died were residents of Hillsborough County, mostly age 60 or older, while one was under the age of 60. The others were residents of Belknap, Cheshire, Grafton, Merrimack, Rockingham or Coos counties.The most deaths reported in a single day previously was 19 on May 6.Most deaths in New Hampshire have come from long-term care facilities, but there are exceptions. Medical experts said the state is seeing many sick people being hospitalized."It is in this setting of what we expect to be a rise and increase in the number of cases as we are seeing today, we had 928 in the state, we are going to broach the 1,000 mark, but this is something we are seeing across the United States and those of us in New England and New Hampshire are really no different," said Dr. Ed Merrens from Dartmouth Hitchcock Health.Health officials also announced 928 new positive cases, spread out over the past several days. The Department of Health and Human Services is still working through a backlog of test results.Health officials said there are 6,680 current cases of COVID-19 in the state. There are 286 people currently hospitalized for COVID-19, also a record. ** Town-by-town COVID-19 case data: | **Loading more articles...

AdvertisementState sets new record for highest number currently hospitalized21 COVID-19 deaths announced in deadliest day in NH since start of pandemicState sets new record for highest number currently hospitalizedHide TranscriptShow TranscriptARRIVAL OF THE SNOW, BUT FIRST, WE DO WANT TO GET TO THOSE NEW NUMBERS ON COVID-19 IN THE NEW HAMPSHIRE. THERE ARE 21 NEW DEATHS TO REPORT TODAY. BUT SETS A NEW RECORD. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DEATHS IS NOW 625. THERE IS ALSO A NEW RECORD FOR CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS. 286 PEOPLE ARE GETTING CARE IN A HOSPITAL TONIGHT. THERE ARE 928 NEW POSITIVE TESTS. 422...

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