CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 89 new positive test results for COVID-19 and no new deaths.
There have now been 3,160 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. Several cases are still under investigation. Additional information from ongoing investigations will be incorporated into future COVID-19 updates.
Of those with complete information, there are four individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 51% being female and 49% being male. The new cases reside in Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (25), Rockingham (16), Merrimack (6), Grafton (2) and Strafford (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (30) and Nashua (2).
The county of residence is being determined for seven new cases.
Three new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 318 (10%) of 3,160 cases. Four of the new cases have no identified risk factors. Community-based transmission continues to occur in the State and has been identified in all counties. 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
New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated May 11, 2020, 9:00 AM)
| County | Cases |
| Belknap | 46 |
| Carroll | 37 |
| Cheshire | 43 |
| Coos | 2 |
| Grafton | 58 |
| Hillsborough – Other | 490 |
| Hillsborough – Manchester | 714 |
| Hillsborough – Nashua | 292 |
| Merrimack | 243 |
| Rockingham | 994 |
| Strafford | 196 |
| Sullivan | 14 |
| County TBD | 31 |
| Grand Total | 3160 |
| NH Persons with COVID-191 | 3,160 |
| Recovered | 1,231 (39%) |
| Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 133 (4%) |
| Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 1,796 |
| Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 | 318 (10%) |
| Current Hospitalizations2 | 117 |
| Persons Tested Negative at Selected Laboratories3 | 32,401 |
| Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL | 12,728 |
| Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL4 | 54 |
| Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) | 3,025 |
1Includes specimens presumptive-positive at any laboratory and those confirmed by CDC confirmatory testing.
2Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 as reported by hospitals.
3Includes 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.
4Includes specimens received and awaiting testing at NH PHL. Does not include tests pending at commercial laboratories.
Number of Specimens Tested by Date of Report to NH DHHS
| Testing Laboratory | 5/4 | 5/5 | 5/6 | 5/7 | 5/8 | 5/9 | 5/10 | Daily Average |
| NH Public Health Laboratories | 105 | 279 | 419 | 471 | 253 | 415 | 263 | 315 |
| LabCorp | 59 | 558 | 423 | 466 | 224 | 435 | n/a** | 360 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 99 | 228 | 567 | 452 | 465 | 293 | 274 | 340 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 25 | 22 | 142 | 144 | 142 | 131 | 208 | 116 |
| Other NH Hospital Laboratory | 132 | 122 | 111 | 74 | 109 | 64 | n/a** | 102 |
| Other Laboratory* | 32 | 31 | 26 | 43 | 41 | 31 | 7 | 30 |
| Total | 452 | 1240 | 1688 | 1650 | 1234 | 1369 | 752 | 1198 |
* Includes out-of-state public health laboratories, out-of-state hospital laboratories, and other commercial laboratories not
already listed in the table.
** Not available at the time of this report.
NH DHHS Daily Update on COVID-19 Archive
For more information, please visit the DHHS COVID-19 webpage at https://www.nh.gov/covid19.