CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 877 new positive test results for COVID-19 and five deaths Tuesday, for a current PCR test positivity rate of 4.9%.
The deaths include:
1 male resident of Belknap County, 60 years of age and older
1 female resident of Belknap County, 60 years of age and older
1 female resident of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older
1 male resident of Merrimack County, 60 years of age and older
1 female resident of Strafford County, 60 years of age and older
There are currently 254 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 58,709 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.
Today’s results include 498 people who tested positive by PCR test and 379 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 6,126 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire. Of the results reported today:
- 1/9: 28 new cases today, for an updated total of 617 cases
- 1/11: 77 new cases today, for an updated total of 611 cases
- 1/12: 142 new cases today, for an updated total of 838 cases
- 1/13: 95 new cases today, for an updated total of 592 cases
- 1/14: 82 new cases today, for an updated total of 968 cases
- 1/15: 39 new cases today, for an updated total of 558 cases
- 1/17: 80 new cases today, for an updated total of 433 cases
- 1/18: 334 new cases
Test results for previous days are still being processed and the total number of new positives for those days are 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 one hundred and twelve individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 52% being female and 48% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (248), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (157), Strafford (74), Cheshire (37), Merrimack (36), Belknap (31), Carroll (27), Grafton (25), Coos (18), and Sullivan (8) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (91) and Nashua (74). The county of residence is being determined for fifty-one 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 have recently traveled.
Current Situation in New Hampshire
New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(updated January 19, 2021, 9:00 AM)
| NH Persons with COVID-19 | 58,709 |
| Recovered | 51,645 (88%) |
| Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 938 (2%) |
| Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 6,126 |
| Current Hospitalizations | 254 |
| Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)2 | 569,485 |
| Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody Laboratory Tests2 | 35,729 |
| Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL | 65,802 |
| Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL3 | 71 |
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 | 1/12 | 1/13 | 1/14 | 1/15 | 1/16 | 1/17 | 1/18 | Daily Average |
| NH Public Health Laboratories | 673 | 853 | 984 | 844 | 742 | 140 | 37 | 610 |
| LabCorp | 1,692 | 1,831 | 1,568 | 1,049 | 1,700 | 1,073 | 1,009 | 1,417 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 806 | 1,060 | 1,168 | 1,135 | 900 | 1,273 | 490 | 976 |
| Mako Medical | 252 | 794 | 911 | 150 | 229 | 34 | 42 | 345 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 502 | 1,054 | 606 | 662 | 577 | 372 | 216 | 570 |
| Other NH Hospital Laboratory | 577 | 611 | 502 | 467 | 394 | 320 | 265 | 448 |
| Other Laboratory* | 3,582 | 3,618 | 1,693 | 3,876 | 2,789 | 1,700 | 2,374 | 2,805 |
| University of New Hampshire** | 1,154 | 755 | 1,236 | 1,141 | 24 | 2 | 1,402 | 816 |
| Total | 9,238 | 10,576 | 8,668 | 9,324 | 7,355 | 4,914 | 5,835 | 7,987 |
| Antibody Laboratory Tests | ||||||||
| Testing Laboratory | 1/12 | 1/13 | 1/14 | 1/15 | 1/16 | 1/17 | 1/18 | Daily Average |
| LabCorp | 23 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 41 | 30 | 31 | 41 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 27 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 5 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Other Laboratory* | 10 | 21 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9 |
| Total | 79 | 75 | 64 | 74 | 60 | 15 | 33 | 57 |