State Emergency Operations Center SITUATION REPORT #97 · 2020. 7. 2. · 5/22/2020 1530 FEMA Regional Response Coordination Center de-escalated to Level 2 6/29/2020 1030 FEMA Regional

New Hampshire State Emergency Operations Center

SITUATION REPORT #97

7/1/2020 Situation Report #97 Page 1

General Incident Information WebEOC Incident: 2020 – 004 COVID-19 Date/Time of Report: 7/1/2020 – 1700

Prepared By: Kayla Henderson Position: Planning Section Staff Approved By: Whitney Welch Position: Planning Section Chief

Situation Overview

The State of New Hampshire is following the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) closely and working with partners throughout the incident. Timeline: 2/1/2020 1000 NH DHHS Incident Management Team activated 3/4/2020 1200 Declaration of Public Health Incident (Comm. Lori Shibinette) 3/10/2020 Joint Information Center (JIC) Activated 3/13/2020 1330 State Emergency Operations Center opened at Partial Activation 3/13/2020 1330 State of Emergency for New Hampshire (Gov. Chris Sununu) 3/13/2020 Nationwide Emergency Declaration issued by the President 3/16/2020 0700 FEMA Regional Response Coordination Center activated at Level 3 3/19/2020 1300 FEMA Regional Response Coordination Center escalated to Level 2 3/23/2020 0800 State Emergency Operations Center transitioned to a Full Activation 3/30/2020 0700 FEMA Regional Response Coordination Center escalated to Level 1 4/3/2020 Presidential Declaration - New Hampshire Covid-19 Pandemic (DR-4516) 4/11/2020 All 50 states have received a federal disaster declaration 4/18/2020 All 50 states & all U.S. territories have received a federal disaster declaration 5/11/2020 1st Day of Stay at Home 2.0 Plan – Some Businesses Re-Open With Restrictions 5/22/2020 1530 FEMA Regional Response Coordination Center de-escalated to Level 2 6/29/2020 1030 FEMA Regional Response Coordination Center de-escalated to Level 3

58 Emergency Orders have been issued by Governor Sununu thus far (captured under Declarations/Waivers).

NH SEOC SITUATION REPORT


Operational Objectives

• Minimize injury and loss of life • Provide for immediate and impending health and safety needs • Facilitate clear communication with partners, elected officials, and the public • Anticipate the needs of New Hampshire as the event progresses and plan accordingly • Create a long-term (30-60 day) common operating picture and clear expectations for SEOC

operations and workflow

Significant Events / Priority Issues

• Effective Monday, July 6th the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) be operational from 0800-1600 Monday-Friday.

• The SEOC will be closed on Friday, July 3rd to observe the July 4th holiday. State Emergency Operations Center Activation Level:

New Hampshire COVID-19 Summary Report (data updated July 1, 2020, 9:00 AM) NH Persons with COVID-19 5,802 +20 Recovered 4,491 (77%) +28 Deaths Attributed 373 (6%) +2 Current COVID-19 Cases 938 -10 Total Hospitalizations 565 (10%) 0 Current Hospitalizations 32 -5 Total Persons Tested - Select Labs, PCR 120,307 +1138 Total Persons Tested - Select Labs, Antibody

19,483 +219

Persons with Specimens Submitted - NH PHL

32,004 +85

Persons with Test Pending – NH PHL 361 -14 Persons Being Monitored in NH (approx.) 3,475 -75

Number of Specimens Tested by Date of Report to NH DHHS

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Tests

Testing Laboratory 6/24 6/25 6/26 6/27 6/28 6/29 6/30 Daily Average

NH Public Health Laboratories 285 280 538 111 534 292 391 347



LabCorp 607 575 386 366 184 179 562 408

Quest Diagnostics 666 210 374 457 502 301 135 378

Mako Medical 359 670 771 566 157 491 125 448

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

197 168 71 204 155 68 70 133

Other NH Hospital Laboratory 292 274 35 46 285 332 n/a** 211

Other Laboratory* 43 20 7 17 37 6 24 22

Total 2,449 2,197 2,182 1,767 1,854 1,669 1,307 1,918

Antibody Laboratory Tests

Testing Laboratory 6/24 6/25 6/26 6/27 6/28 6/29 6/30 Daily Average

LabCorp 24 41 26 37 16 0 2 21

Quest Diagnostics 152 210 155 226 53 226 194 174

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center 31 19 19 26 5 1 28 18

Other Laboratory* 2 2 12 11 3 8 15 8

Total 209 272 212 300 77 235 239 221



Declarations / Waivers

Effective Emergency and Executive Orders Type Information Date

National State of Emergency National Emergency Due To COVID19 3/13/2020 NH State of Emergency State of Emergency Due To COVID19 3/13/2020

Emergency Order 1 Remote Instruction K-12 3/15/2020 Emergency Order 2 Gatherings over 50 & Food & Beverage 3/16/2020 Emergency Order 5 Expanded Unemployment Access 3/17/2020 Emergency Order 6 Takeout/Delivery of Beer or Wine 3/18/2020 Emergency Order 7 Modification of Data/Privacy 3/18/2020 Emergency Order 8 Expansion of access to telehealth 3/18/2020 Emergency Order 9 Healthcare System Relief Fund 3/19/2020

Emergency Order 10 Grocers Single Use Paper or Plastic 3/21/2020 Emergency Order 11 Secure remote online notarization 3/23/2020 Emergency Order 12 Modification of public access to meetings 3/23/2020 Emergency Order 13 Pharmacies may compound/sell hand sanitizer 3/23/2020 Emergency Order 14 Out-of-state pharmacies as mail-order 3/23/2020 Emergency Order 15 Out of state medical telehealth 3/24/2020 Emergency Order 18 Modification of D.O.S. Laws/Regs. 3/27/2020 Emergency Order 19 Extension of EO #1 (Remote learning) 3/27/2020 Emergency Order 20 Wage Enhancement for NH Liquor Comm. 3/31/2020 Emergency Order 21 Domestic/Sexual Violence Relief Fund 4/1/2020 Emergency Order 22 Funding for Child Protection Services 4/1/2020 Emergency Order 23 Mod. of Municipal/Local Govt. Statutory Reqs. 4/1/2020

Executive Order 2020-05 Extension of State of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 2020-04. 4/3/2020

Emergency Order 25 Mod. of Interest Penalty For Prop. Tax 4/3/2020 Emergency Order 28 Temp. non-congregate sheltering 4/9/2020 Emergency Order 29 Temp. mod. to executive branch deadlines 4/9/2020

Exhibit E Temp. mod. of certain deadlines of the Fire Standards and Training Commission

Exhibit F Temp. mod. of certain statutory deadlines of the N.H. Insurance Department

Exhibit G Continuation of current residential child care licenses Exhibit H N.H. Office of Professional Licensure and Certification Exhibit I Boating safety education Exhibit J Waiver of annual fees

Emergency Order 30 Temp. reqs regarding healthcare provided in alternative settings 4/9/2020

Executive Order 2020-06 Allocation and expenditure of COVID-19 emergency funds 4/14/2020

Emergency Order 31 Establishment of the COVID-19 Long Term Care Stabilization Program 4/16/2020



Emergency Order 32 Extension of Emergency Orders #1 and #19

(temporary remote instruction and support for public K-12 school districts)

4/16/2020

Emergency Order 33 Activation of the New Hampshire Crisis Standards of Care Plan 4/17/2020

Executive Order 2020-07 Technical amendments to Executive Order 2020-06 to allow for the appointment of additional members to

GOFERR 4/23/2020

Executive Order 2020-08 Second Extension of State of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 2020-04 4/24/2020

Emergency Order 34 Further temp. req. regarding health insurer coverage of health care services related to the coronavirus 4/24/2020

Emergency Order 35 Temporarily waiving the 28-day separation period

before a retired public employee can return to work on a part-time basis

4/24/2020

Emergency Order 36 Ensuring Worker's Comp coverage of NH first responders exposed to COVID-19 4/24/2020

Emergency Order 37 An order relative to Executive Branch hiring and out-of-state travel 4/28/2020

Emergency Order 38 Temporary modification of school board and district statutory requirements 4/28/2020

Emergency Order 39 Temporary allowance for agents to consent to clinical trials 4/30/2020

Emergency Order 41 Additional Medicaid Eligibility for Uninsured 5/5/2020

Emergency Order 42 Authorizing temp. health partners to assist in responding to the COVID-19 in long-term care

facilities 5/11/2020

Emergency Order 43 Temp. Mod. to Requirements for Change of Party Affiliation 5/14/2020

Executive Order 2020-09 Third Extension of State of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 2020-04 5/15/2020

Emergency Order 44 Modification Of E.O. #9 5/18/2020 Emergency Order 45 Modification Of E.O. #31 5/18/2020 Emergency Order 46 Further expanding access to medical providers 5/22/2020

Emergency Order 47 Expanding access to COVID-19 testing via licensed pharmacists 5/22/2020

Emergency Order 48 Special Education Requirements to Support Remote Instruction 5/26/2020

Emergency Order 2020-10 Fourth Extension of State of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 2020-04 6/5/2020

Emergency Order 50 Temp. mod. of travel expense allowance for members of the General Court 6/10/2020

Emergency Order 51 An order terminating Emergency Orders #4 and #24 6/11/2020



Emergency Order 52 Public health guidance for business

operations/advising Granite Staters that they are safer at home

6/15/2020

Exhibit A Universal Guidelines for all New Hampshire Employers and Employees 6/15/2020

Exhibit B Industry Specific Guidelines for Businesses,

Organizations, and Sectors Operating Pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Emergency Order #52

6/15/2020

Emergency Order 53 Amendment to Emergency Order #36 (Ensuring

Worker's Compensation Coverage for New Hampshire First Responders Exposed to COVID-19)

6/17/2020

Emergency Order 54 An Order Regarding Refunds of Road Tolls to Private

School Bus Owners for Transportation of Meals to Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

6/25/2020

Emergency Order 55 Extension of COVID-19 Long Term Care Stabilization Program 6/25/2020

Emergency Order 56 Temporary Modification of Procedure Relative to Appropriations and Tax Payments 6/25/2020

Executive Order 2020-14 Fifth Extension of State of Emergency Declared in

Executive Order 2020-04

6/26/2020

Emergency Order 57 Temp. emergency wage enhancement for certain employees of the NH DNCR, Division of Parks and

Recreation 6/30/2020

Emergency Order 58 An order terminating Emergency Order #3 6/30/2020

Terminated/Expired Emergency Orders Type Information

Paragraph 1 of Emergency Order 2

Gatherings over 50 & Food & Beverage

Emergency Order 3 No Utility Disconnections

Emergency Order 4 No Evictions and Foreclosures

Emergency Order 16 Prohibition on gatherings over 10

Emergency Order 17 Closure of all non-essential business

Emergency Order 24 Mod./clarification of E.O. #4



Emergency Order 26 Extension of E.O.s 2, 6 & 16

Emergency Order 27 Restrict Hotels/Lodging For Vulnerable Pop. & Essential Workers Only

Emergency Order 40 Extending and modifying Emergency Order #17 (Closure of non-

essential businesses and requiring Granite Staters to stay at home)

Emergency Order 49 Extending and modifying Emergency Order #17

For the most current Emergency Order expiration date information and/or to obtain a copy of the documents please visit: https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-and-media/emergency-orders-2020

Weather Conditions

Scheduled Meetings

Date/Time Type Location Contact Person/Number 7/2/2020 - 0815 COVID19 Leadership Call Conference Call Invite Only

7/2/2020 - 0830 SEOC Chiefs Meeting Conference Call/ EOC Conference Room Invite Only

https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-and-media/emergency-orders-2020



7/2/2020 – 0900 Economic Re-Opening

Task Force – Public Comments

Conference Call Open to the Public

7/2/2020 – 0915 SEOC Briefing Conference Call/SEOC SEOC & Support Agencies

7/2/2020 – 1430 FEMA Region I Logistics/Operations Conference Call FEMA Region I, Logistics,

DHHS, Operations Emergency Support Function Summary

ESF 01 - Transportation Status: Not Activated Notified Available By Phone Staffed In SEOC Nothing significant to report.

ESF 02 – Communications and Alerting Status: Not Activated Notified Available By Phone Staffed In SEOC

• Staffed and Operational 0800 to 1700. • Attended AM Covid-19 briefing @ 0915. • Logged NWS EAS/IPAWS Required Weekly “Area” Test Message @ 1125. • Logged FEMA NAWAS National Roll Call @ 1200, no issues. • NH NAWAS Roll Call performed by NHSP HQ dispatch earlier in the day. • Monitored SEOC Radio and Emergency Alert Phone Communications Devices. • Monitored Mutualink NH Radio Interoperability Communications System.

ESF 03 – Public Works and Engineering Status: Not Activated Notified Available By Phone Staffed In SEOC Nothing significant to report.

ESF 04 – Firefighting Status: Not Activated Notified Available By Phone Staffed In SEOC

• Assist fire, ems and police agencies with exposures, testing, housing and other COVID related requests.

• Continue to provide guidance on fire code questions relative to businesses reopening.

• There are a total of 24 First Responders reported quarantined: 3 Fire, 7 EMS, 14 Police.

• There are 30 First Responder positive tests that have been reported. • There are 5 first responders in Tier I housing (1 Fire, 1 EMS, 3 Police).

ESF 05 – Emergency Management Status: Not Activated Notified Available By Phone Staffed In SEOC SEOC Operations Nothing significant to report. SEOC Planning



• Working on IAP update for next operational period to start July 1st. • Working on SEOC Staffing Roster for 7/6-7/10/20. • As of Monday July 6th all ESFs and applicable partners will need to have their

items in the SitRep builder no later than 1500 daily. Intelligence

• Disseminated LES/Fire&EMS/All-Hazards versions of Daily COVID Report to appropriate distribution lists

SEOC Logistics • Manchester support requirements extended and were moved to required

location. • Working through hotel tracking board for Tier 1 & 2 emergency responders and

health workers • Working on getting/coordinating items required to support Secretary of State’s

Office EOC Facility Support

• Continued to debug mission task notifications. • Completed the mission task to transfer the hotbox and refrigerator from 7 Hazen

to IPOC and Deering School. Finance and Admin. Nothing significant to report.

ESF 06 – Mass Care, Housing, and Human Services Status: Not Activated Notified Available By Phone Staffed In SEOC

• ESF 8 is monitoring calls for ESF 6. Please call 603-223-3729 if you need anything.

ESF 07 – Resource Support Status: Not Activated Notified Available By Phone Staffed In SEOC Nothing significant to report.

ESF 08 – Health and Medical Status: Not Activated Notified Available By Phone Staffed In SEOC

• ESF 6 & 8 worked on hotel stays for healthcare. • ESF 7, Logistics and ESF 8 are working on PPE inventory planning for the long

term. • ESF 8 received items at the warehouses. • Arranged logistics for supplies at one of the warehouses. • ESF 8 Called nursing homes to check on the FEMA shipments.

Testing Team notes • Yesterday, June 30, 2020 the testing team completed 679 tests and plan to

complete 1123 tests today, July 1, 2020



DPHS IMT Operations

• Focus continues to be working with Maxim to onboard new staff • Contract negotiations are continuing with Convenient MD; contract due to end

7/31 • Cross branch work and training is occurring to be develop seamless operations

Public Information Officer/JIC - No Report Safety

• 5 of 7 screener positions have been filled Logistics

• The relocations of Epi, Cluster Investigation, Contact Tracing and Monitoring Units was completed on Monday

• We had DoIT support on site for half a day; he will be back on Monday before the new staff arrive

• The majority of my time has been following up on technology issues; a lot of traffic on the CCO site slowly handing off to Chiahui

• We have a good inventory of just about all equipment; ordered additional desktop computers

Equity • Governor's task force initial report due next week • Making progress on conceptualizing the Equity dashboard

Planning (Internal) • Working on onboarding the Maxim staff • 12 people are confirmed for Monday; there a lot of interviews scheduled for

today so the number might be doubled • Will probably have to hold 2 orientations next week • Working on onboarding Jordan as the new Planning Chief • Self-guided HIPAA training to roll out to the newly onboarded Maxim staff

Medical Updates - Ben Chan • The Northeast is in a pretty good place with decreasing incidents of COVID-19 • There are multiple hot spots all over the world with increasing and accelerating

cases so the pandemic is still very active • More than half the states are seeing increasing numbers (southern and western)

and going back into an acceleration phase of the pandemic • The Department of Education is actively working with stakeholders and schools

to release guidance; K-12 school guidance will be released by the end of the week; public health will provide input to guidance

IMT Next Meeting • There will be no meeting on Friday, 7/3, due to the Independence Day holiday. • There will be no meeting on Monday, 7/6, due to Orientation. • Next meeting will be Wednesday, Friday, July 8, 2020, via Zoom invitation at 9

a.m.



ESF 09 – Search and Rescue Status: Not Activated Notified Available By Phone Staffed In SEOC Nothing significant to report.

ESF 10 – Hazardous Materials Status: Not Activated Notified Available By Phone Staffed In SEOC Nothing significant to report.

ESF 11 – Agriculture, Cultural and Natural Resources Status: Not Activated Notified Available By Phone Staffed In SEOC Nothing significant to report.

ESF 12 – Energy Status: Not Activated Notified Available By Phone Staffed In SEOC Nothing significant to report.

ESF 13 – Law Enforcement Status: Not Activated Notified Available By Phone Staffed In SEOC Nothing significant to report.

ESF 14 – Volunteer Management Status: Not Activated Notified Available By Phone Staffed In SEOC

• Continued vetting of volunteers • Monitoring and responding to mission task requests

Donations Nothing significant to report.

ESF 15 – Public Information Status: Not Activated Notified Available By Phone Staffed In SEOC

• The Joint Information Center (JIC) is staffed and continues to address all state COVID-19 media requests.

ESF 16 – Military Support Status: Not Activated Notified Available By Phone Staffed In SEOC Last 24 hours:

• Continue to support ongoing missions: COVID-19 testing sites, ACS (demobilization), Warehouse and Distribution support, Support to Call Centers (Employment Security), and the NH Food Bank.

Next 24 hours: • Continue to support ongoing missions:



COVID-19 testing sites, ACS (demobilization), Warehouse and Distribution support, Support to Call Centers (Employment Security), and the NH Food Bank.

ESF 17 – Cybersecurity Status: Not Activated Notified Available By Phone Staffed In SEOC Nothing significant to report.

ESF 18 – Business and Industry Status: Not Activated Notified Available By Phone Staffed In SEOC Nothing significant to report.

Additional Information Safety and Wellness

Nothing significant to report. Support Agencies

Support Agencies engaged in the COVID Response: FEMA, 211, GUW, Primex, Department of Education, Emergency Medical Services, Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, OPLC, Ports and Harbors, Forest Service, National Weather Service, US Coast Guard, and Civil Air Patrol (CAP). Significant Local Events

Continue outreach to all 234 communities and answer incoming calls with questions from our Police, Fire, and Emergency Management Directors that include, but are not limited to:

• HSEM – participated in FEMA Webex meeting for DR-4516 • Participated in a Recovery Scoping Meeting with an applicant • Question from a community regarding new guidance on group gatherings • Assisted a police chief regarding the EMD Resource Templates • Assisted communities with WebEOC password resets • Continue to assist communities with PPE request • Continue to assist communities with Public Assistance • Continue to assist communities with the CARES Act

Multi-Agency Coordination Entity (MACE) Activation Level:

Capital Area Steady State Enhanced Monitoring Partial Full Carroll County Steady State Enhanced Monitoring Partial Full Central NH Steady State Enhanced Monitoring Partial Full Greater Manchester Steady State Enhanced Monitoring Partial Full Greater Monadnock Steady State Enhanced Monitoring Partial Full Greater Nashua Area Steady State Enhanced Monitoring Partial Full Greater Sullivan County Steady State Enhanced Monitoring Partial Full



Northern NH Regional PHN Steady State Enhanced Monitoring Partial Full Seacoast Steady State Enhanced Monitoring Partial Full South Central Steady State Enhanced Monitoring Partial Full Strafford County Steady State Enhanced Monitoring Partial Full Upper Valley Steady State Enhanced Monitoring Partial Full Winnipesaukee Public Health Region

Steady State Enhanced Monitoring Partial Full

Misc. Information/Notes



For current Active and Cumulative Case Maps: https://www.nh.gov/covid19/index.htm

https://www.nh.gov/covid19/index.htm

Documents

State Emergency Operations Center SITUATION REPORT #97 · 2020. 7. 2. · 5/22/2020 1530 FEMA Regional Response Coordination Center de-escalated to Level 2 6/29/2020 1030 FEMA Regional