CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 13 new positive test results for COVID-19 and no new deaths on Monday.
Editor’s note: As seen in the chart below, there have now been eight healthcare workers and 342 people in long-term care facilities who died from COVID-19, which means only 69 others died from COVID-19 out of the total 419 deaths in New Hampshire.
The state does not release the names of the healthcare facilities where the healthcare workers were employed saying it would violate their privacy.
There have now been 6,840 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 are three individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 46% being female and 54% being male. The new cases reside in Cheshire (2), Merrimack (2), Strafford (2), Coos (1), and Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (4) and Nashua (1).
Three new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 704 (10%) of 6,840 cases. Three 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 August 10, 2020, 9:00 AM)
NH Persons with COVID-191 | 6,840 |
Recovered | 6,095 (89%) |
Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 419 (6%) |
Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 326 |
Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 | 704 (10%) |
Current Hospitalizations | 20 |
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)2 | 174,278 |
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody Laboratory Tests2 | 28,046 |
Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL | 38,692 |
Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL3 | 720 |
Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) | 2,875 |
1 Includes specimens positive at any laboratory and those confirmed by CDC confirmatory testing.
2 Includes 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.
3 Includes 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 | 8/3 | 8/4 | 8/5 | 8/6 | 8/7 | 8/8 | 8/9 | Daily Average |
NH Public Health Laboratories | 294 | 107 | 816 | 762 | 806 | 386 | 460 | 519 |
LabCorp | 735 | 465 | 679 | 778 | 652 | 605 | 729 | 663 |
Quest Diagnostics | 1,026 | 678 | 307 | 348 | 324 | 364 | 892 | 563 |
Mako Medical | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 149 | 177 | 218 | 176 | 320 | 166 | 0 | 172 |
Other NH Hospital Laboratory | 154 | 220 | 194 | 154 | 162 | 127 | 84 | 156 |
Other Laboratory* | 24 | 39 | 59 | 66 | 64 | 49 | 18 | 46 |
Total | 2,383 | 1,687 | 2,298 | 2,285 | 2,335 | 1,697 | 2,198 | 2,126 |
Antibody Laboratory Tests | ||||||||
Testing Laboratory | 8/3 | 8/4 | 8/5 | 8/6 | 8/7 | 8/8 | 8/9 | Daily Average |
LabCorp | 5 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 12 |
Quest Diagnostics | 37 | 118 | 98 | 86 | 91 | 87 | 51 | 81 |
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 19 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
Other Laboratory* | 15 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
Total | 76 | 147 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 111 | 54 | 111 |
* Includes out-of-state public health laboratories, out-of-state hospital laboratories, and other commercial laboratories not listed in the above table.
Editor’s Note: These are the latest numbers from institutions. The state releases these once a week.