1 Death, 394 New COVID-19 Cases Thursday

CONCORD – The state announced 394 new positive test results for COVID-19 and one death, for a current PCR test positivity rate of 2.5%.

The death involved:

• 1 male resident of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older

Today’s results include 311 people who tested positive by PCR test and 83 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 3,146 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire. Of the results reported today:

• 2/9: 11 new cases today, for an updated total of 375 cases
• 2/10: 383 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 forty-eight individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 48% being female and 52% being male. The new cases reside in Strafford (83), Rockingham (81), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (57), Merrimack (31), Cheshire (14), Grafton (12), Sullivan (11), Carroll (10), Belknap (8), and Coos (4) counties, and in the cities of Nashua (39) and Manchester (32). The county of residence is being determined for twelve 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.

The death involved:

• 1 male resident of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older

There are currently 138 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 69,612 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.

Current Situation in New Hampshire

New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(updated February 11, 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.

Number of Tests Conducted by Date of Report to NH DHHS