Dec. 9 NH DHHS COVID-19 update: 1,006 new positive results with 142 in Manchester; 4 deaths reported

CONCORD, NH – On Wednesday, December 9, 2020, DHHS announced 1,006 new positive test results for COVID-19 and a daily PCR test positivity rate of 5.4%. Today’s results include 650 people who tested positive by PCR test and 356 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 6,509 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire. Included in the results reported today are cases from the following days:

• 12/4: 87 new cases today, for an updated total of 938
• 12/5: 197 new cases today, for an updated total of 682
• 12/6: 86 new cases today, for an updated total of 611
• 12/7: 190 new cases today, for an updated total of 458
• 12/8: 446 new cases today, for a total of 446

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 and two individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 53% being female and 47% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (248), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (190), Merrimack (94), Strafford (69), Belknap (54), Grafton (22), Cheshire (18), Carrol (17), Coos (8), and Sullivan (5) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (142) and Nashua (98). The county of residence is being determined for forty-one 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 either had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis or are associated with an outbreak setting.

DHHS has also announced four additional deaths related to COVID-19. 2 male residents of Belknap County, 60 years of age and older

• 1 female resident of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older
• 1 male resident of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older

There are currently 232 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 27,592 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed with 851 (3%) of those having been hospitalized.

Current Situation in New Hampshire

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