CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 48 new positive test results for COVID-19 and no new deaths Friday.
There have now been 7,620 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 five individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 50% being female and 50% being male.
The state map shows the number of cases in Manchester increased Friday by 3 to 46 overnight, Durham increased 4 to 32 and Windham was up 3 to 20.
Check state data on COVID-19 by schools here: https://www.nh.gov/covid19/dashboard/schools.htm
The new cases reside in Rockingham (18), Strafford (6), Merrimack (5), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (3), Belknap (2), Carroll (2), and Grafton (2) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (5) and Nashua (4). The county of residence is being determined for one new case.
One new hospitalized case was identified for a total of 720 (9.5%) of 7,620 cases. Eight of the new cases had no identified risk factors. Community-based transmission continues to occur in the State and has been identified in all counties. Of those with complete risk information, most of the cases have either had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis or have recently traveled.
Current Situation in New Hampshire
New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated September 11, 2020, 9:00 AM)
NH Persons with COVID-191 | 7,620 |
Recovered | 6,870 (90%) |
Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 434 (6%) |
Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 316 |
Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 | 720 (9.5%) |
Current Hospitalizations | 7 |
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)2 | 227,291 |
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody Laboratory Tests2 | 30,325 |
Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL | 43,749 |
Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL3 | 617 |
Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) | 1,925 |
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 Tests Conducted by Date of Report to NH DHHS
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Tests | ||||||||
Testing Laboratory | 9/4 | 9/5 | 9/6 | 9/7 | 9/8 | 9/9 | 9/10 | Daily Average |
NH Public Health Laboratories | 442 | 617 | 483 | 696 | 803 | 895 | 831 | 681 |
LabCorp | 633 | 424 | 667 | 39 | 729 | 636 | 384 | 502 |
Quest Diagnostics | 1,888 | 2,152 | 1,515 | 828 | 455 | 511 | 748 | 1,157 |
Mako Medical | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 11 |
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 731 | 616 | 315 | 196 | 536 | 771 | 724 | 556 |
Other NH Hospital Laboratory | 177 | 207 | 151 | 197 | 214 | 328 | 288 | 223 |
Other Laboratory* | 103 | 221 | 182 | 92 | 74 | 123 | 92 | 127 |
Total | 4,005 | 4,249 | 3,313 | 2,048 | 2,812 | 3,264 | 3,098 | 3,256 |
Antibody Laboratory Tests | ||||||||
Testing Laboratory | 9/4 | 9/5 | 9/6 | 9/7 | 9/8 | 9/9 | 9/10 | Daily Average |
LabCorp | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
Quest Diagnostics | 48 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 51 | 18 | 29 |
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Other Laboratory* | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 72 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 67 | 78 | 25 | 42 |