CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 566 new positive test results for COVID-19 Wednesday and nine new deaths.
That’s a daily PCR test positivity rate of 6.1%. Today’s results include 472 people who tested positive by PCR test and 94 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 4,694 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire.
The state also announced nine new deaths: a man and a woman from Belknap County; three women and three men from Hillsborough County and a woman from Rockingham County, all over 60.
There are currently 162 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 22,332 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed with 842 (4%) of those having been hospitalized.
Test results received Tuesday 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-six individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 51% being female and 49% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (139), Merrimack (82), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (64), Belknap (40), Grafton (36), Strafford (33), Carroll (22), Cheshire (10), Sullivan (3), and Coos (2) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (64) and Nashua (33). The county of residence is being determined for thirty-eight 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 December 2, 2020, 9:00 AM)
NH Persons with COVID-191 | 22,332 |
Recovered | 17,101 (77%) |
Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 537 (2%) |
Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 4,694 |
Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 | 842 (4%) |
Current Hospitalizations | 162 |
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)2 | 427,816 |
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody Laboratory Tests2 | 33,348 |
Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL | 57,597 |
Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL3 | 1,738 |
Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) | 8,325 |
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 | 11/25 | 11/26 | 11/27 | 11/28 | 11/29 | 11/30 | 12/01 | Daily Average |
NH Public Health Laboratories | 1,347 | 0 | 1,127 | 1,042 | 1,743 | 779 | 1,183 | 1,032 |
LabCorp | 1,520 | 1,600 | 850 | 1,852 | 1,345 | 848 | 1,020 | 1,291 |
Quest Diagnostics | 1,018 | 1,003 | 942 | 1,830 | 2,871 | 1,966 | 1,429 | 1,580 |
Mako Medical | 43 | 10 | 110 | 398 | 316 | 151 | 4 | 147 |
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 640 | 689 | 257 | 555 | 348 | 339 | 71 | 414 |
Other NH Hospital Laboratory | 636 | 252 | 454 | 509 | 375 | 449 | 390 | 438 |
Other Laboratory* | 2,721 | 1,537 | 778 | 1,098 | 785 | 1,239 | 1,863 | 1,432 |
University of New Hampshire** | 36 | 0 | 359 | 85 | 0 | 757 | 1,202 | 348 |
Total | 7,961 | 5,091 | 4,877 | 7,369 | 7,783 | 6,528 | 7,162 | 6,682 |
Antibody Laboratory Tests | ||||||||
Testing Laboratory | 11/25 | 11/26 | 11/27 | 11/28 | 11/29 | 11/30 | 12/01 | Daily Average |
LabCorp | 7 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Quest Diagnostics | 27 | 33 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 17 |
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Other Laboratory* | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 7 |
Total | 53 | 42 | 20 | 28 | 2 | 33 | 32 | 30 |