New Hampshire's delegation keeps close eye on coronavirus developments

Today, President Donald Trump urged the nation to remain calm in the face of the coronavirus outbreak. >> Download the FREE WMUR app Sign up for our Newsletters “Since the early stages of the foreign outbreak, my administration has taken the most aggressive action in modern history to confront the spread of this disease,” said Trump. Joined by members of his administration, the president held a briefing hours after the first fatality from the...

Person being tested for coronavirus in New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services has announced a person in New Hampshire is being tested for the new coronavirus. The person recently returned from Italy and developed a fever and respiratory symptoms after returning. >> Download the FREE WMUR app Sign up for our Newsletters According to DHHS, the person is isolated and being monitored by public health clinicians and does not currently pose a threat to the public’s...

Coronavirus fears prompt New Hampshire school to ask students staff back from Europe trip to stay home

Amid rising global cases of the novel coronavirus and at least two deaths in the U.S., officials with the Kearsarge Regional School District in New London, New Hampshire are asking students and staff who recently returned from a school trip to Europe to stay home.

New Hampshire Resident Being Tested For Coronavirus

Coronavirus case confirmed in New Hampshire

A New Hampshire resident has tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the state’s first presumptive case of the rapidly spreading and deadly respiratory virus, officials confirmed Monday. The adult patient from Grafton County is self-quarantining at home and poses no risk to the public, health and elected officials said. The person recently returned from […]

1st case of coronavirus confirmed in New Hampshire

Authorities confirm New Hampshire’s 1st case of coronavirus

Authorities confirm New Hampshire’s first case of coronavirus

New Hampshire's First Coronavirus Case Reported In Grafton County

COVID-19 coronavirus in New Hampshire: What you need to know

A case of the COVID-19 strain of coronavirus, which was first detected in Wuhan City, China, has been confirmed by New Hampshire health officials for the first time. >> Download the FREE WMUR app Sign up for our Newsletters New Hampshire data: -- Number of positive COVID-19 tests: 1 -- Number of people tested since mid-January: 4 >> Latest worldwide coronavirus data PATIENT(S) IN NEW HAMPSHIRE One confirmed case was announced Monday, March 2....

Authorities confirm New Hampshire's 1st case of coronavirus

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A hospital employee who recently traveled to Italy is the first person in New Hampshire to test positive for the new coronavirus, state officials said Monday. The male patient is experiencing mild symptoms and remains at home in Grafton County while health officials investigate, according to Dr. Benjamin Chan, the state epidemiologist. Hospital officials confirmed the patient is an employee of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, which has set up an incident command center. While it could take several days for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to confirm the state's test results, officials said they are moving ahead with containment plans. "We're going through the process of not only figuring out how to reach out to individuals that may have had contact with this individual, but much more broadly, how do we address concerns of the public," said Dr. Joanne Conroy, Dartmouth-Hitchcock's CEO. The illness, named COVID-19, is characterized by fever and coughing and, in serious cases, shortness of breath or pneumonia. As of Sunday, the U.S. had at least 80 confirmed cases of the virus, which first appeared in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. Worldwide, the number of people sickened has climbed to more than 88,000, and there have been more than 3,000 deaths, most of them in China. New Hampshire health officials were joined at Monday's news conference by Republican Gov. Chris Sununu and members of the state's Democratic Congressional delegation, all of whom emphasized cooperation. "We will continue to work together to make sure that we do everything possible to address the public concern," said U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. "The most important message we can get out is that the state is prepared," said Sununu. "We don't know how it's...

Coronavirus-infected resident in New Hampshire attended party at event space after being told to stay home

Management for an event space in Vermont reported a person infected with the coronavirus attended a private party there Friday night.

Coronavirus U.S. Outbreak Update as New Cases Confirmed in New York California North Carolina New Hampshire and Washington

The virus has spread to at least 15 states, including Washington where an employee of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was reported to also be infected.

New Hampshire man attends party after testing positive for coronavirus

The state epidemiologist says more than 100 people attended the private party, but only a handful had close enough contact with the the man who tested positive to warrant being quarantined.

New Hampshire man ignored advice to stay home before testing positive for coronavirus raises self-quarantine questions

A New Hampshire man testing positive as the first case of coronavirus in the state this week has raised questions about self-quarantine after he ignored medical advice to stay home last Friday.