Dec. 11 NH DHHS COVID-19 update: 1,190 new positive results witn185 in Manchester; 6 deaths reported

CONCORD, NH – On Friday, December 11, 2020, DHHS announced 1,190 new positive test results for COVID-19, for a daily PCR test positivity rate of 5.1%. Today’s results include 899 people who tested positive by PCR test and 291 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 6,824 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire. Of the results reported today:

• 12/7: 59 new cases today, for an updated total of 804
• 12/8: 172 new cases today, for an updated total of 788
• 12/9: 310 new cases today, for an updated total of 411
• 12/10: 649 new cases, for a total of 649

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 one hundred forty-three individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 52% being female and 48% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (244), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (187), Merrimack (177), Cheshire (69), Strafford (60), Belknap (50), Grafton (40), Carrol (12), Sullivan (12), and Coos (11) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (185) and Nashua (97). The county of residence is being determined for forty-six 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.

DHHS has also announced six additional deaths related to COVID-19.

• 1 male resident of Belknap County, 60 years of age and older
• 1 male resident of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older
• 2 female residents of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older
• 2 female residents of Strafford County, 60 years of age and older

There are currently 258 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 29,460 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed with 856 (3%) of those having been hospitalized.

Current Situation in New Hampshire

New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report (data updated December 11, 2020, 9 a.m.)

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

* Includes out-of-state public health laboratories, out-of-state hospital laboratories, and other commercial laboratories not listed in the above table.

** Includes tests conducted at the UNH laboratory and their contracted lab Veritas.