Healthcare Workers are Quarter of NH COVID-19 Cases
By Todd Bookman And Josh Rogers
NH Public Radio
NH Department of Health and Human Services Lori Shibinette at a press conference in Concord, April 6, 2020.
Credit Josh Rogers
Gov. Chris Sununu announced new measures Monday to slow the spread of the coronavirus in New Hampshire, as newly-released testing results reveal the toll the disease is taking on the state's healthcare workers.
At a press conference in Concord, state epidemiologist Ben Chan announced an additional 46 people have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in New Hampshire to 715. 192 of those cases, or about 27 percent, are healthcare workers, according to the state, highlighting the risk to front-line medical providers.
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