COMCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 702 new positive test results for COVID-19 on Saturday, including 460 people who tested positive by PCR test and 242 people who tested positive by antigen test.
The state also announced six additional deaths related to COVID-19. They were two men from Belknap County, a man and a woman from Hillsborough County and a man and a woman from Rockingham County, all over age 60.
Of the results reported Saturday, 417 new positive test results are from Thursday, 11/26, for a daily PCR test positivity rate of 4.3%, and 285 new positive test results are from Friday, 11/27.
There are currently 133 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 20,002 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed with 837 (4%) of those having been hospitalized.
There are now 4,837 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire.
Test results received Friday are still being processed and the total number of new positives for that day is not yet complete. Updated case counts for prior days will be reflected on the COVID-19 interactive dashboard.
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 sixty-five individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 50% being female and 50% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (177), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (104), Merrimack (73), Cheshire (48), Strafford (35), Belknap (27), Carroll (15), Grafton (15), Sullivan (12), and Coos (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (106) and Nashua (63). The county of residence is being determined for twenty-six new cases.
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.
Current Situation in New Hampshire
New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated November 28, 2020, 9:00 AM)
NH Persons with COVID-191 | 20,002 |
Recovered | 14,642 (73%) |
Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 523 (3%) |
Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 4,837 |
Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 | 837 (4%) |
Current Hospitalizations | 133 |
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)2 | 416,158 |
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody Laboratory Tests2 | 33,136 |
Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL | N/A |
Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL3 | 2,639 |
Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) | 7,200 |
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, Mako, certain hospital laboratories, the University of New Hampshire and their contracted laboratory, 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 | 11/21 | 11/22 | 11/23 | 11/24 | 11/25 | 11/26 | 11/27 | Daily Average |
NH Public Health Laboratories | 1,237 | 1,082 | 702 | 1,257 | 1,347 | 0 | 1,127 | 965 |
LabCorp | 1,571 | 1,228 | 593 | 2,410 | 1,520 | 1,584 | 602 | 1,358 |
Quest Diagnostics | 1,405 | 1,524 | 1,392 | 2,440 | 1,018 | 1,003 | 870 | 1,379 |
Mako Medical | 437 | 185 | 193 | 38 | 43 | 10 | 110 | 145 |
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 829 | 347 | 366 | 693 | 640 | 688 | 257 | 546 |
Other NH Hospital Laboratory | 452 | 238 | 418 | 651 | 619 | 242 | 319 | 420 |
Other Laboratory* | 2,569 | 681 | 1,094 | 1,917 | 2,655 | 1,475 | 396 | 1,541 |
University of New Hampshire** | 1,680 | 36 | 2,444 | 2,004 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 885 |
Total | 10,180 | 5,321 | 7,202 | 11,410 | 7,875 | 5,002 | 3,681 | 7,239 |
Antibody Laboratory Tests | ||||||||
Testing Laboratory | 11/21 | 11/22 | 11/23 | 11/24 | 11/25 | 11/26 | 11/27 | Daily Average |
LabCorp | 18 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
Quest Diagnostics | 21 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 33 | 7 | 20 |
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Other Laboratory* | 1 | 3 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
Total | 45 | 17 | 33 | 77 | 52 | 42 | 14 | 40 |