One statistic from the COVID-19 pandemic makes New Hampshire stand out from all other states â the percentage of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.
Eighty percent of New Hampshireâs COVID-19 deaths â four of every five â have involved residents of long-term care facilities, according to state and federal data.
That percentage is twice the national average.
In state-by-state color-coded maps that portray nursing home deaths, New Hampshire is a pronounced turquoise, surrounded by dark blue New England states with rates at least 20 percentage points lower.
âWorking in an environment like this, the COVID virus is always on peopleâs minds,â said Marlene Makowski, administrator at St. Joseph Residence nursing home in Manchester.