7-day average for daily new COVID-19 cases in NH down 68% in one month Fewest active cases since Sept. 30 Share Updated: 7:17 PM EDT May 24, 2021 Fewest active cases since Sept. 30 Share Updated: 7:17 PM EDT May 24, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript ASYMPTOMATIC INFECTION. IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, THERE ARE 52 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, THE FEWEST SINCE OCTOBER 4. >> IT IS VERY REASSURING WE ARE SEEING THIS DECLINE. KRISTEN: ACTIVE CASES HAVE ALSO DROPPED TO 411, THE FEWEST SINCE SEPTEMBER 30. CURRENT CASES ARE DOWN 87% IN THE LAST MONTH. >> WE MAY BE SEEING A TREND FOR IMPROVEMENT BECAUSE WE ARE ABLE TO DO THINGS OUTDOORS NOW. AS WE GO BACK INTO THE FALL AND WINTER, WE WOULD NOT WANT TO SEE ANOTHER SURGE BY US NOT BEING CAUTIOUS. KRISTEN: TO HELP PREVENT A SPIKE, DOCTORS ARE URGING PEOPLE TO GET VACCINATED TO PROTECT AGAINST SEVERE INFECTIONS, HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATH. >> I THINK WE DID A GOOD JOB, PARTICULARLY WITH HIGHER RISK PEOPLE. THAT IS EVIDENT, WE ARE SEEING A TREMENDOUS DECREASE IN THE CASES IN THE FOLKS WE HAVE VACCINATED. BUT AGAIN, I THINK WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO. KRISTEN: IN THE MEANTIME, DOCTORS ARE RECOMMENDING MASK USE AND SOCIAL DISTANCING MEASURES. >> VACCINATED INDIVIDUALS CAN STILL DEVELOP MILD OR EVEN ASYMPTOMATIC COVID-19 INFECTION. >> WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO WEAR OUR MASKS AND NOT THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND BECAUSE WE MAY FEEL WE ARE PROTECTED OURSELVES. WE REALLY HAVE THE MORAL RESPONSIBILITY TO CARE FOR THOSE AROUND US. KRISTE