8 New COVID-19 Deaths Bringing Total to 190: NH Data

CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced eight additional COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total to 190.

They were three men and two women from Hillsborough County, a man and a woman from Rockingham County and a man from Strafford County, all over the age of 60.

The state also announced 149 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 3,868 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 three individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 64% being female and 36% being male.

The new cases reside in Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (25), Rockingham (21), Merrimack (8), Strafford (2), Belknap (1), and Grafton (1) counties and in the cities of Manchester (70) and Nashua (18). The county of residence is being determined for three new cases.

Two new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 385 (10%) of 3,868 cases. Three 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 20, 2020, 9:00 AM)

County	Cases
Belknap	54
Carroll	44
Cheshire	49
Coos	4
Grafton	64
Hillsborough – Other	637
Hillsborough – Manchester	938
Hillsborough – Nashua	357
Merrimack	290
Rockingham	1159
Strafford	242
Sullivan	16
County TBD	14
Grand Total	3868

NH Persons with COVID-191	3,868
Recovered	1,388 (36%)
Deaths Attributed to COVID-19	190 (5%)
Total Current COVID-19 Cases	2,290
Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19	385 (10%)
Current Hospitalizations	103
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)2	52,830
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody Laboratory Tests2	7,254
Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL	18,490
Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL3	1,434
Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time)	3,875

1Includes specimens 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.

Number of Specimens Tested by Date of Report to NH DHHS

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Tests
Testing Laboratory	5/13	5/14	5/15	5/16	5/17	5/18	5/19	Daily Average
NH Public Health Laboratories	443	344	537	697	970	328	425	535
LabCorp	536	406	933	588	395	318	507	526
Quest Diagnostics	1240	674	304	816	501	574	735	692
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center	96	326	185	268	149	56	31	159
Other NH Hospital Laboratory	156	105	134	154	122	198	n/a**	145
Other Laboratory*	35	37	22	27	19	16	41	28
Total	2506	1892	2115	2550	2156	1490	1739	2064
Antibody Laboratory Tests
Testing Laboratory	5/13	5/14	5/15	5/16	5/17	5/18	5/19	Daily Average
LabCorp	62	59	76	43	39	0	6	41
Quest Diagnostics	1348	488	428	712	556	166	628	618
Other Laboratory*	7	5	18	20	11	6	3	10
Total	1417	552	522	775	606	172	637	669