On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, DHHS announced 123 new positive test results for COVID-19 for Monday, April 4. Today’s results include 50 people who tested positive by PCR test and 73 who tested positive by antigen test. DHHS also announced an additional 1 new case from Saturday, April 2 (1 by PCR and 0 by antigen test) for a new total of 132. Test results for previous days are still being processed and updated case counts for prior days will be reflected on the COVID-19 interactive dashboard. There are now 1,036 current COVID-19 cases 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 twenty-nine individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 63% being female and 37% being male. The new cases reside in Grafton (38), Rockingham (22), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (15), Strafford (9), Cheshire (7), Merrimack (6), Carroll (4), and Sullivan (4) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (6) and Nashua (6). The county of residence is being determined for seven new cases.
There are currently 4 hospitalized patients being treated for COVID-19. In New Hampshire, since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 303,134 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.
Current Situation in New Hampshire
New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(updated April 5, 2022, 9:00 AM)
| NH Persons with COVID-19 | 303,134 |
| Recovered | 299,643 (99%) |
| Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 2,455 (1%) |
| Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 1,036 |
| Current Hospitalizations Treated for COVID-19 | 4 |
Deaths Pending Investigation Confirmed as COVID-19 Related
The following deaths occurred more than two weeks ago and were recently confirmed as related to COVID-19
| Week of | Sex | County | Age Group |
| Week of Jan 10th, 2022 | Female | Hillsborough | 70-79 |
| Week of Jan 24th, 2022 | Female | Hillsborough | 30-39 |
| Week of Jan 31st, 2022 | Male | Hillsborough | 60-69 |
The most up-to-date laboratory testing data, positivity rates and vaccination data are available on the COVID-19 dashboards at https://www.covid19.nh.gov/dashboard/overview. For additional hospitalization data, please visit the New Hampshire Hospital Association’s COVID-19 information page at https://nhha.org/index.php/whats-new/1545-coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-outbreak.
For more information, please visit the DHHS COVID-19 webpage at https://www.covid19.nh.gov
