2 Deaths, 338 New COVID-19 Cases Wednesday

Concord, NH – The state Department of Health and Human Service announced 338 new positive test results for COVID-19 and two deaths Wednesday, for a current PCR test positivity rate of 2.2%.

The two deaths include:

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

Today’s results include 204 people who tested positive by PCR test and 134 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 2,783 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire. Of the results reported today:

• 2/23: 338 new cases

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-two individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 49% being female and 51% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (65), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (42), Strafford (42), Merrimack (30), Grafton (23), Cheshire (18), Belknap (17), Carroll (16), Coos (7), and Sullivan (6) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (26) and Nashua (24). The county of residence is being determined for twenty-two 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 103 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 74,258 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.

Current Situation in New Hampshire

New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(updated February 24, 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