On a Saturday in late October 2020, New Hampshire's health officials widened the net they had cast the day before, naming a casino and two restaurants as places where the coronavirus may have passed between strangers. It is a small, unglamorous act of public accounting: a state admitting that its own ordinary rhythms, a card game, a drink at the bar, a plate of pasta, have become channels for an invisible threat. The officials have traced the known cases and called the people they could reach, but they have chosen to speak aloud for the ones they cannot name, trusting that a public list can fi
NH Health Officials Flag Three More Possible COVID Exposure Sites, Including Concord Casino
At least one person who visited each named establishment while potentially infectious has tested positive for COVID-19.
Eight establishments named in two days
Mark
Why name businesses if contact tracing is already finished?
Mimi
Because tracers can only call people they can identify. The state said other visitors might have been exposed, so it went public.
Luke
Worth noting that the report says contact tracing was done on the known cases. It doesn't say how many people were exposed.
Mark
What's the range of dates?
Mimi
Oct. 12 through Oct. 22 across the three places. Paddy's covers five days at the bar, La Vista four days, and the casino one evening.
Luke
And that's potential exposure. The report confirms at least one positive case tied to each site, not that anyone caught it there.
Mark
So what should a reader do?
Mimi
If you were there on those days, get tested. If you have symptoms, stay home and call your provider.
Luke
We also don't know how many total cases are involved. "At least one" is all we've been given.
Il Polso
- Three more New Hampshire venues, a casino and two restaurants, joined a list of exposure sites that had already grown by five the day before.
- Anyone who stepped into the Concord Casino, Paddy's American Grille, or La Vista Italian Cuisine during the listed windows is being urged to get tested now.
- Health officials have reached known close contacts directly, but they are racing against the unseen visitors who never gave their names to anyone.
- With eight establishments named in two days, the state is waiting to see whether untraced diners and gamblers come forward with positive results.
On a Saturday in late October 2020, New Hampshire's health officials widened the net they had cast the day before, naming a casino and two restaurants as places where the coronavirus may have passed between strangers. It is a small, unglamorous act of public accounting: a state admitting that its own ordinary rhythms, a card game, a drink at the bar, a plate of pasta, have become channels for an invisible threat. The officials have traced the known cases and called the people they could reach, but they have chosen to speak aloud for the ones they cannot name, trusting that a public list can find those who would otherwise never know.
On Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, New Hampshire health officials added three places to their growing list of possible COVID-19 community exposure sites: the Concord Casino in Concord, Paddy's American Grille in Portsmouth, and La Vista Italian Cuisine in Lincoln. The announcement followed a day after five other establishments were named, including Daniel Street Tavern, The Goat Bar and Grill, The Draft Sports Bar and Grill, The Barley House Restaurant and Tavern, and the Bantam Grill in Peterborough.
At the Concord Casino, someone who later tested positive was in the gaming table area on the evening of Oct. 14 while potentially infectious. At Paddy's, the risk came in the bar area across five days, Oct. 12 through 16. At La Vista, afternoons and evenings on Oct. 17, 18, 20 and 22 carried the possible exposure. Anyone who was at these places on those dates is urged to get tested.
The state Department of Health and Human Services has finished contact tracing for every case linked to these sites and is reaching close contacts directly. It went public anyway because others may have been present without anyone knowing, and those people deserve the same chance to protect themselves.
Officials also listed the symptoms to watch for, from fever and cough to loss of taste or smell. Anyone who feels unwell should stay home, limit contact with others, call a health care provider, and get tested. The question now is whether those who were at these places, and were never reached by tracers, will step forward.
On Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, New Hampshire health officials added three more places to their list of possible COVID-19 community exposure sites: a casino and two restaurants. The announcement came one day after the state named five other well-known establishments.
The three new sites are the Concord Casino in Concord, Paddy's American Grille in Portsmouth, and La Vista Italian Cuisine in Lincoln. Officials said anyone who visited during the specific days listed for each place should get tested for the virus.
At the Concord Casino, at least one person who later tested positive was there while potentially infectious. The exposure happened in the gaming table area on the evening of Oct. 14.
At Paddy's American Grille, at least one person who tested positive visited while potentially infectious. Health officials said the exposure took place in the bar area and covered five days: Oct. 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16.
At La Vista Italian Cuisine, at least one person who tested positive visited while potentially infectious. The possible exposure came during afternoons and evenings on Oct. 17, 18, 20 and 22.
The state Department of Health and Human Services said it has completed contact tracing investigations on every case tied to these exposures and is notifying known close contacts directly. It chose to go public anyway because other people may have been at these locations and been exposed without anyone knowing who they were.
The Friday list covered five other businesses: Daniel Street Tavern and The Goat Bar and Grill in downtown Portsmouth, The Draft Sports Bar and Grill and The Barley House Restaurant and Tavern in downtown Concord, and the Bantam Grill in Peterborough.
Officials listed the range of COVID-19 symptoms: fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, runny nose, nasal congestion, sore throat, fatigue, headache, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or loss of taste or smell. Anyone who develops new symptoms should stay home, limit contact with others, call a health care provider right away and get tested.
With eight establishments now named over two days, the thing to watch is whether people who were at these places, and were not reached by contact tracers, come forward and test positive.
Citazioni salienti
The state made a public announcement because additional people at the locations could have been exposed.— New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (paraphrased)
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