CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services include 334 new positive test results for COVID-19 and six deaths Friday, for a current PCR test positivity rate of 1.9%.

The deaths include:

• 1 male resident of Cheshire County, 60 years of age and older
• 1 male resident of Coos County, 60 years of age and older
• 1 female resident of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older
• 2 female residents of Rockingham County, 60 years of age and older
• 1 male resident of Rockingham County, 60 years of age and older

Today’s results include 222 people who tested positive by PCR test and 112 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 2,345 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire. Of the results reported today:

• 3/18: 334 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-seven individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 44% being female and 56% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (100), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (52), Strafford (46), Merrimack (19), Cheshire (13), Grafton (9), Belknap (8), Sullivan (7), Coos (5), and Carroll (2) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (29) and Nashua (27). The county of residence is being determined for seventeen 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 had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis or are associated with an outbreak setting.

There are currently 74 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 79,996 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.

Current Situation in New Hampshire

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