6 COVID-19 Deaths Friday; Vaccine Allocation Update

CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 500 new positive test results for COVID-19 and six deaths, for a current PCR test positivity rate of 2.3%.

The deaths include:

• 2 female residents of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older
• 1 male resident of Hillsborough County, fewer than 60 years of age
• 1 female resident of Merrimack County, 60 years of age and older
• 1 male resident of Rockingham County, 60 years of age and older
• 1 male resident of Coos County, 60 years of age and older

Today’s results include 323 people who tested positive by PCR test and 177 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 4,062 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire. Of the results reported today:

• 2/3: 158 new cases today, for an updated total of 457 cases
• 2/4: 342 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 seventy-nine individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 48% being female and 52% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (118), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (72), Strafford (55), Merrimack (54), Grafton (37), Sullivan (21), Belknap (16), Carroll (13), Coos (13), and Cheshire (12) counties, and in the cities of Nashua (38) and Manchester (33). The county of residence is being determined for eighteen 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.

There are currently 198 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 67,595 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.

Current Situation in New Hampshire

New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(updated February 5, 2021, 9:00 AM)

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.

COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Update

Allocation Summary through Thursday, February 4, 2021 – First Doses Only

Vaccine Doses Allocated, Distributed, and Administered by Vaccination Site Group

¹ Doses available for site to order are the number of first and second doses that have been made available to the site to order.

² Doses distributed are the number of first and second doses that the site has ordered and received at their location. Orders are based on clinic schedules and average uptake of vaccine by participants.

³ Doses administered may exceed the number of doses distributed due to the ability to get extra doses out of a vial, depending on the type of syringe used.

* The LTCF PPP is a federal program that sends pharmacies into LTCF to vaccinate residents and staff. In order for LTCF to access this program in New Hampshire, NH DHHS was required by the CDC to allocate a fixed number of doses to guarantee that pharmacies would have enough vaccine to complete vaccination administration within a four-week time frame. This program remains on schedule as originally anticipated and will be continually monitored to ensure completeness.

Vaccine Doses Distributed, and Administered by Vaccination Site*

¹ Vaccine is distributed equitably across the state to vaccination sites based on a pro-rata share of vaccines available each week and population size of the region being served.

² Doses distributed are the number of doses that the site has ordered and received at their location. Orders are based on clinic schedules and average uptake of vaccine by participants.

³ Doses administered may exceed the number of doses distributed due to the ability to get extra doses out of a vial, depending on the type of syringe used.

Note: Data presented represent doses distributed and administered through February 4^th, 2021.

Number of Tests Conducted by Date of Report to NH DHHS