New Hampshire health officials announced 149 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, reports WMUR.
Of the 149 cases, 51 were discovered during a testing event at the Villa Crest Nursing and Retirement Center in Manchester. The event comes as part of the state’s effort to test residents and staff members at long-term care facilities to identify asymptomatic COVID-19 cases.
At the press conference, eight new COVID-19 related deaths were announced, six of which came from long-term care centers. Governor Chris Sununu also announced the opening of two more fixed testing centers, in Londonderry and Keene, bringing the state’s total to nine.
The state is conducting an average of over 2000 tests per day. The 149 new cases bring NH’s total to 3868, and there have now been 190 deaths connected to the virus.
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