CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 7 new positive test results for COVID-19 and no new deaths on Monday.
There have now been 6,441 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. 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 is one individual under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 29% being female and 71% being male. The new cases reside in Carroll (2), Cheshire (1), Merrimack (1), and Strafford (1) Counties, and in the cities of Manchester (1) and Nashua (1).
One new hospitalized case was identified for a total of 689 (11%) of 6,441 cases. One of the new cases had no identified risk factors. Community-based transmission continues to occur in the State and has been identified in all counties. Most of the remaining 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
(data updated July 27, 2020, 9:00 AM)
| NH Persons with COVID-191 | 6,441 |
| Recovered | 5,625 (87%) |
| Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 409 (6%) |
| Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 407 |
| Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 | 689 (11%) |
| Current Hospitalizations | 20 |
| Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)2 | 155,141 |
| Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody Laboratory Tests2 | 26,461 |
| Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL | 36,123 |
| Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL3 | 36 |
| Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) | 3,225 |
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 | 7/20 | 7/21 | 7/22 | 7/23 | 7/24 | 7/25 | 7/26 | Daily Average |
| NH Public Health Laboratories | 244 | 390 | 998 | 640 | 567 | 267 | 451 | 508 |
| LabCorp | 457 | 690 | 1,165 | 1,168 | 854 | 762 | 533 | 804 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 540 | 476 | 546 | 839 | 344 | 205 | 709 | 523 |
| Mako Medical | 96 | 247 | 423 | 1,164 | 600 | 591 | 395 | 502 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 171 | 133 | 238 | 179 | 282 | 137 | 127 | 181 |
| Other NH Hospital Laboratory | 143 | 118 | 127 | 87 | 94 | 77 | 105 | 107 |
| Other Laboratory* | 20 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 8 | 35 | 26 | 24 |
| Total | 1,671 | 2,063 | 3,531 | 4,111 | 2,749 | 2,074 | 2,346 | 2,649 |
| Antibody Laboratory Tests | ||||||||
| Testing Laboratory | 7/20 | 7/21 | 7/22 | 7/23 | 7/24 | 7/25 | 7/26 | Daily Average |
| LabCorp | 1 | 14 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 14 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 112 | 133 | 122 | 120 | 100 | 111 | 22 | 103 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 30 | 23 | 18 | 25 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 17 |
| Other Laboratory* | 9 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 152 | 180 | 169 | 176 | 132 | 156 | 33 | 143 |