CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 82 new positive test results for COVID-19, and five new deaths on Thursday.
The deaths involved two women and two men from Hillsborough County, and one woman from Rockingham County, all over age 60.
Check number of COVID-19 cases by school every day. Under the “show” pull down and click “schools with cases.” https://www.nh.gov/covid19/dashboard/schools.htm. You can also download the community transmission level map there.
Manchester (88), Nashua (110), Bedford (61) and Warner (39) had the most cases of COVID-19, and Nashua and Manchester were both still listed Thursday with community transmission level’s highest label “substantial.”
On Thursday, Belknap, Merrimack, Rockingham and all of Hillsborough Counties except Nashua and Manchester were labeled “moderate” and the rest of the state “minimal” for overall community transmission of the virus.
The overall level of community transmission is defined using three metrics: New Cases per 100k over 14 days; New Hospitalizations per 100k over 14 days; and 7-Day PCR Test Positivity Rate.
New Hampshire Institutions Associated with COVID-19 Outbreak (as of 10/15/2020)
| Current COVID-19 Outbreaks | Resident Cases | Staff Cases | Under Investigation | Deaths |
| Bedford Hills Center | 58 | 21 | 0 | 13 |
| Pine Rock Manor | 35 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Teresa Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Manchester | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Warde Health Center Windham | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 |
| Bedford Hills Center Genesis (7/16/2020) | 37 | 25 | 7 |
| Bedford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7/7/2020) | 62 | 28 | 17 |
| Bellamy Fields Dover (5/16/2020) | 35 | 13 | 10 |
| Birch Hill (7/30/2020) | 40 | 29 | 14 |
| 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 |
| Evergreen Place Manchester (9/3/2020) | 27 | 16 | 7 |
| Greenbriar (8/21/2020) | 124 | 34 | 28 |
| 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 |
| Hillsborough County Nursing Home (7/27/2020) | 154 | 55 | 39 |
| Holy Cross Manchester (7/15/2020) | 19 | 18 | 1 |
| 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 |
| Mountain View Community Ossipee (10/7/2020) | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Pleasant Valley Derry (5/27/2020) | 87 | 29 | 21 |
| Ridgewood Genesis Bedford (6/18/2020) | 64 | 23 | 23 |
| Ridgewood Genesis Bedford (8/12/2020) | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Rockingham County House of Corrections (9/13/2020) | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Salemhaven (7/9/2020) | 46 | 15 | 11 |
| Salem Woods (5/18/2020) | 23 | 26 | 10 |
| Villa Crest Manchester (7/1/2020) | 54 | 45 | 15 |
That’s a daily PCR test positivity rate of 1.1%. Today’s results include 58 people who tested positive by PCR test and 24 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 829 current COVID-19 cases 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 thirteen individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 41% being female and 59% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (26), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (12), Merrimack (10), Coos (5), Belknap (3), Grafton (2), Carroll (1), Cheshire (1), Strafford (1), and Sullivan (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (10) and Nashua (8). The county of residence is being determined for two new cases.
One new hospitalized case was reported. There are currently 18 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Three 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 are associated with an outbreak setting.
In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 9,426 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed with 761 (8%) of those having been hospitalized.