By NANCY WEST, InDepthNH.org
CONCORD – The state announced two more deaths due to COVID-19 Friday, a man and a woman who both lived in Hillsborough County and were over 60 years old.
“We offer our sympathies to the family and friends,” according to a news release from the state Department of Health and Human Services.
The state doesn’t release further information about COVID-19 patients even in death to protect their privacy.
On Friday, the state also announced 61 new positive test results for COVID-19, bringing the total to 540. The first case in Coos County was announced on Friday as well.
Rockingham and Hillsborough counties continue to have the highest numbers. The state says 144 patients have recovered.
According to the Department of Health and Human Services:
The new cases are 40 adult females and 21 adult males. The new cases reside in Rockingham (20), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (12), Belknap (3), Merrimack (3), Carroll (1), Cheshire (1), Coos (1), and Strafford (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (11) and Nashua (8). Seven of the new cases were hospitalized for their illness; thus far, 80 (15%) of the 540 positive cases have been hospitalized. Twenty-one of the new cases have no identified risk factors.
Community-based transmission continues to increase in the state and has been identified in all counties with cases. Most of the remaining cases have either had travel to domestic or international locations or have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.
Current Situation in New Hampshire
| County | Cases |
| Belknap | 14 |
| Carroll | 17 |
| Cheshire | 9 |
| Coos | 1 |
| Grafton | 38 |
| Hillsborough – Other | 69 |
| Hillsborough – Manchester | 74 |
| Hillsborough – Nashua | 51 |
| Merrimack | 36 |
| Rockingham | 190 |
| Strafford | 36 |
| Sullivan | 5 |
| Grand Total | 540 |
New
Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated April 3, 2020, 9:00 AM)
| NH Persons with COVID-191 | 540 |
| Recovered | 144 (27%) |
| Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 7 (1%) |
| Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 389 |
| Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 | 80 (15%) |
| Persons Tested Negative at Selected Laboratories2 | 6,965 |
| Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL | 3,813 |
| Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL3 | 94 |
| Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) | 1,775 |
1Includes specimens
presumptive-positive at any laboratory and those confirmed by CDC confirmatory
testing.
2Includes specimens tested at the NH Public Health Laboratories (PHL), LabCorp,
Quest, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and those sent to CDC prior to NH
PHL testing capacity.
3Includes specimens received and awaiting testing at NH PHL. Does not include tests pending at commercial laboratories.
NH DHHS Daily Update on COVID-19 Archive
For more information, please visit the DHHS COVID-19 webpage at https://www.nh.gov/covid19.