CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 2 additional deaths related to COVID-19 on Thursday. We offer our sympathies to the family and friends.
They included a man and a woman from Hillsborough County, both older than 60.
The state also announced 21 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 5,822 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, all were adults with 67% being female and 33% being male.
The new cases reside in Carroll (7), Rockingham (3), Merrimack (2), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (1), and Sullivan (1) Counties, and in the cities of Manchester (3) and Nashua (4).
Two new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 567 (10%) of 5,822 cases. There were not any new cases with no identified risk factor; most of the newly identified cases recently traveled or had close contact with a person with confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis. Community-based transmission continues to occur in the State and has been identified in all counties.
Current Situation in New Hampshire
New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated July 2, 2020, 9:00 AM)
| NH Persons with COVID-191 | 5,822 |
| Recovered | 4,508 (77%) |
| Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 375 (6%) |
| Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 939 |
| Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 | 567 (10%) |
| Current Hospitalizations | 31 |
| Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)2 | 122,187 |
| Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody Laboratory Tests2 | 19,808 |
| Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL | 32,200 |
| Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL3 | 574 |
| Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) | 3,475 |
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.
New Hampshire Institutions Associated with COVID-19 Outbreak (as of 7/2/2020)
| Current COVID-19 Outbreaks | Resident Cases | Staff Cases | Under Investigation | Deaths |
| Bedford Hills Center Genesis | 37 | 24 | 0 | 3 |
| Bedford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 62 | 27 | 0 | 17 |
| Birch Hill | 40 | 28 | 0 | 15 |
| Greenbriar Nashua | 105 | 35 | 5 | 24 |
| Hillsborough County Nursing Home | 153 | 55 | 0 | 33 |
| Holy Cross Manchester | 19 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Salemhaven | 46 | 15 | 0 | 11 |
| Closed COVID-19 Outbreaks | Resident Cases | Staff Cases | Deaths |
| All American Assisted Living Londonderry (6/9/2020) | 15 | 16 | 2 |
| Aurora Assisted Living Derry (6/6/2020) | 38 | 17 | 10 |
| Bedford Falls (6/6/2020) | 40 | 21 | 11 |
| Bellamy Fields Dover (5/16/2020) | 35 | 13 | 10 |
| Clipper Harbor Genesis Portsmouth (5/29/2020 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Community Bridges Belmont (6/9/2020) | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Community Resources for Justice Transitional Housing Manchester (5/18/2020) | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| Courville Manchester (6/30/2020) | 15 | 14 | 6 |
| Crestwood Center Milford (6/30/2020) | 54 | 28 | 15 |
| Crotched Mountain (4/20/2020) | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Easterseals – Manchester (5/16/2020) | 45 | 70 | 0 |
| Greystone Farm at Salem (6/16/2020) | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Hackett Hill Genesis Manchester (6/5/2020) | 56 | 16 | 16 |
| Hanover Hill Manchester (5/26/2020) | 79 | 60 | 25 |
| Huntington Nashua (5/8/2020) | 23 | 19 | 7 |
| Institute for Professional Practice, Inc (4/21/2020) | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Kimi Nichols Center Plaistow (6/10/2020) | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Mt. Carmel Nursing and Rehabilitation Manchester (6/26/2020) | 38 | 16 | 5 |
| Mountain Ridge Genesis Franklin (6/18/2020) | 49 | 2 | 9 |
| Ridgewood Genesis Bedford (6/18/2020) | 64 | 23 | 23 |
| Pleasant Valley Derry (5/27/2020) | 87 | 29 | 21 |
| Salem Woods (5/18/2020) | 23 | 26 | 10 |
| Villa Crest Manchester (7/1/2020) | 54 | 45 | 15 |
Number of Tests Conducted by Date of Report to NH DHHS
| Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Tests | ||||||||
| Testing Laboratory | 6/25 | 6/26 | 6/27 | 6/28 | 6/29 | 6/30 | 7/01 | Daily Average |
| NH Public Health Laboratories | 280 | 538 | 111 | 534 | 292 | 391 | 391 | 362 |
| LabCorp | 575 | 386 | 366 | 184 | 179 | 562 | 697 | 421 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 210 | 374 | 457 | 502 | 301 | 135 | 694 | 382 |
| Mako Medical | 670 | 771 | 566 | 157 | 491 | 125 | 790 | 510 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 168 | 71 | 204 | 155 | 68 | 70 | 164 | 129 |
| Other NH Hospital Laboratory | 274 | 35 | 46 | 285 | 332 | 442 | n/a** | 236 |
| Other Laboratory* | 20 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 20 |
| Total | 2,197 | 2,182 | 1,767 | 1,854 | 1,669 | 1,749 | 2,767 | 2,026 |
| Antibody Laboratory Tests | ||||||||
| Testing Laboratory | 6/25 | 6/26 | 6/27 | 6/28 | 6/29 | 6/30 | 7/1 | Daily Average |
| LabCorp | 41 | 26 | 37 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 23 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 210 | 155 | 226 | 53 | 226 | 194 | 257 | 189 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 19 | 19 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 42 | 20 |
| Other Laboratory* | 2 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Total | 272 | 212 | 300 | 77 | 235 | 239 |