SAY THERE ARE A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT COME INTO PLAY LEADING TO THE STATE'S INCREASE IN COVID-19 CASES. SUNDAY'S NUMBERS WERE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THE RECORD DAILY NEW CASE NUMBERS WE SAW ON SATURDAY. BUT THEY CONTINUE TO CLIMB. <DR. GILBERT ZOOM: :01;03-:01;12 "PEOPLE ARE SPENDING MORE TIME INDOORS BECAUSE THE WEATHER IS GETTING COLDER. I'M SURE THAT THERE IS SOME LEVEL OF FATIGUE AS WELL. AND PEOPLE ARE PROBABLY GETTING LAXED AT SOCIAL DISTANCING."> DR. MICHAEL GILBERT SAYS STATE REGULATIONS PLAY A ROLE AS WELL. <DR. GILBERT ZOOM: :01;22-:01;29 "AS WE LOOSEN UP SOME OF THE RESTRICTIONS, THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE SOME INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CASES."> TESTING IS ALSO A FACTOR, SAYS DR. GREG BAXTER. <DR. BAXTER ZOOM: :00;31-:00;41 "AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE POSITIVITY RATES OF ALL TESTS DONE, HOW MANY ARE POSITIVE, THAT'S ACTUALLY TRENDING UP TO. SO MORE TESTS EQUALS MORE CASES, BUT THE NUMBER OF POSITIVES HAS ALSO GONE UP."> BAXTER SAYS HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE ALSO ON THE RISE. <DR. BAXTER ZOOM: :01;21-:01;30 "WE WERE AT SINGLE DIGITS FOR A GOOD PART OF SEPTEMBER. RIGHT AROUND LABOR DAY STATEWIDE. I THINK TODAY WE'RE AT HIGH 30S MAYBE 40 HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS."> HEALTH EXPERTS SAY THESE ARE SIGNS NEW HAMPSHIRE COULD BE APPROACHING ITS SECOND WAVE.... BUT THERE ARE STEPS THAT CAN BE TAKEN AT HOME TO EASE THE BURDEN ON LOCAL HOSPITALS SHOULD IT ARRIVE. <DR GILBERT ZOOM: :03;42-:03;52 "JUST REMEMBER ALL THE BASICS...WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN, WHERE A MASK WHENEVER IN PUBLIC, DON'T TOUCH YOUR EYES, NOSE OR MOUTH AND STAY HOME IF YOU'RE FEELING SICK."> <DR. BAXTER ZOOM: :01;32-:01;40 "THE QUESTION WILL BE OUR COMMITMENT TO EACH OTHER SOCIETALLY...IS IT GOING TO KEEP IT IN CONTROL AND AT A LEVEL THAT WE CAN MANAGE. AND IT DOESN'T OUTSTRIP OUR CAPACITY."> BOTH HOSPITALS SAY THEY ARE IN BETTER SHAPE NOW THAN WHERE THEY WERE THE PANDEMIC FIRST HIT- -THAT'S THANKS TO NEW TREATMEN