CONCORD – On Thursday, the state Department of Health and Human Services announced three additional deaths related to COVID-19 bringing the total to 21. We offer our sympathies to the family and friends.
· A male resident of Cheshire County, 60 years of age or older
· A male resident of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age or older
· A male resident of Merrimack County, 60 years of age or older
DHHS also announced 31 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 819 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. Several of the new cases are still under investigation.
Of those with complete information, all are adults with 58% being female and 42% being male. The new cases reside in Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (9), Rockingham (7), Carroll (4), and Merrimack (3) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (4) and Nashua (4). Nine new COVID-19-related hospitalizations were reported; thus far, 127 (16%) of the 819 positive cases have been hospitalized. Eleven of the new cases have no identified risk factors. Community-based transmission continues to increase in the State and has been identified in all counties with cases. Most of the remaining cases have either had travel to domestic or international locations or have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.
Current Situation in New Hampshire
| County | Cases |
| Belknap | 21 |
| Carroll | 27 |
| Cheshire | 14 |
| Coos | 1 |
| Grafton | 43 |
| Hillsborough – Other | 109 |
| Hillsborough – Manchester | 133 |
| Hillsborough – Nashua | 76 |
| Merrimack | 63 |
| Rockingham | 277 |
| Strafford | 49 |
| Sullivan | 6 |
| Grand Total | 819 |
New Hampshire 2019 Novel
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated April 9, 2020, 9:00 AM)
| NH Persons with COVID-191 | 819 |
| Recovered | 234 (29%) |
| Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 21 (3%) |
| Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 564 |
| Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 | 127 (16%) |
| Persons Tested Negative at Selected Laboratories2 | 9,139 |
| Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL | 4,669 |
| Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL3 | 155 |
| Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) | 2,325 |
1Includes specimens
presumptive-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.
NH DHHS Daily Update on COVID-19 Archive
For more information, please visit the DHHS COVID-19 webpage at https://www.nh.gov/covid19.
