CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 360 new positive test results for COVID-19 and 10 more deaths Wednesday for a current PCR test positivity rate of 2.1%.

DHHS has announced ten additional deaths related to COVID-19. Six of the deaths announced today occurred prior to March 2021 and were recently confirmed as related to COVID-19. We offer our sympathies to the family and friends.

• 1 female resident of Grafton County, 60 years of age and older
• 1 female resident of Hillsborough County, fewer than 60 years of age
• 2 female residents of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older
• 1 male resident of Hillsborough County, fewer than 60 years of age
• 2 male residents of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older
• 1 female resident of Merrimack County, 60 years of age and older
• 1 male resident of Rockingham County, fewer than 60 years of age
• 1 male resident of Rockingham County, 60 years of age and older

Please note, there have been an additional 54 cases added to the case count, in addition to the new cases above. These cases were identified during data quality assurance activities and are from December 2020 through March 2021. Today’s results include 206 people who tested positive by PCR test and 154 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 2,590 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire. Of the results reported today:

• 3/23: 360 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 seventy-one individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 47% being female and 53% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (113), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (60), Strafford (37), Merrimack (26), Cheshire (23), Grafton (11), Belknap (9), Carroll (9), Coos (8), and Sullivan (5) counties, and in the cities of Nashua (24) and Manchester (16). 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. Investigations are pending and risk factors for new cases are unknown at this time.

There are currently 70 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 81,521 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.

Current Situation in New Hampshire

New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(updated March 24, 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