CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 722 new positive test results for COVID-19 and three deaths Sunday.
The deaths include:
- 1 female resident of Coos County, 60 years of age and older
- 1 male resident of Grafton County, 60 years of age and older
- 1 male resident of Rockingham County, 60 years of age and older
There are currently 251 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 30,956 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed with 861 (3%) of those having been hospitalized.
That’s a daily PCR test positivity rate of 5.9%. Today’s results include 490 people who tested positive by PCR test and 232 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 6,560 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire. Of the results reported today:
- 12/8: 23 new cases today, for an updated total of 972 cases
- 12/9: 170 new cases today, for an updated total of 688 cases
- 12/10: 42 new cases today, for an updated total of 818 cases
- 12/11: 92 new cases today, for an updated total of 477 cases
- 12/12: 395 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 ninety-five individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 48% being female and 52% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (188), Merrimack (142), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (112), Strafford (54), Belknap (30), Cheshire (24), Grafton (18), Carrol (17), Coos (11), and Sullivan (2) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (67) and Nashua (38). The county of residence is being determined for nineteen 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 are either associated with an outbreak setting or have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.
Current Situation in New Hampshire
New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated December 13, 2020, 9:00 AM)
| NH Persons with COVID-191 | 30,956 |
| Recovered | 23,793 (77%) |
| Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 603 (2%) |
| Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 6,560 |
| Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 | 861 (3%) |
| Current Hospitalizations | 251 |
| Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)2 | 464,479 |
| Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody Laboratory Tests2 | 33,957 |
| Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL | N/A |
| Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL3 | 2,223 |
| 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. |
| Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Tests | ||||||||
| 12/06 | 12/07 | 12/08 | 12/09 | 12/10 | 12/11 | 12/12 | Daily Average | |
| NH Public Health Laboratories | 820 | 1,173 | 1,700 | 908 | 1,703 | 1,257 | 1,329 | 1,270 |
| LabCorp | 1,000 | 1,569 | 1,695 | 1,332 | 1,929 | 1,053 | 1,318 | 1,414 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 1,199 | 898 | 1,249 | 1,839 | 908 | 1,302 | 1,229 | 1,232 |
| Mako Medical | 99 | 201 | 5 | 400 | 996 | 277 | 131 | 301 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 507 | 233 | 920 | 1,200 | 790 | 719 | 0 | 624 |
| Other NH Hospital Laboratory | 438 | 490 | 659 | 626 | 564 | 529 | 382 | 527 |
| Other Laboratory* | 908 | 1,279 | 2,194 | 2,047 | 2,107 | 1,754 | 1,178 | 1,638 |
| University of New Hampshire** | 0 | 1,956 | 1,539 | 782 | 1,483 | 1,773 | 1 | 1,076 |
| Total | 4,971 | 7,799 | 9,961 | 9,134 | 10,480 | 8,664 | 5,568 | 8,082 |
| Antibody Laboratory Tests | ||||||||
| 12/06 | 12/07 | 12/08 | 12/09 | 12/10 | 12/11 | 12/12 | Daily Average | |
| LabCorp | 0 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 1 | 9 | 41 | 28 | 31 | 41 | 33 | 26 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 1 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| Other Laboratory* | 2 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 11 |
| Total | 4 | 42 | 86 | 71 | 73 | 85 | 39 | 57 |