CONCORD, NH – On Monday, January 4, 2021, DHHS announced 879 new positive test results for COVID-19, for a current PCR test positivity rate of 10.5%. Today’s results include 516 people who tested positive by PCR test and 363 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 6,200 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire. Of the results reported today:
- 12/29: 136 new cases today, for an updated total of 980 cases
- 1/1: 1 new case today, for an updated total of 634 cases
- 1/2: 417 new cases today, for an updated total of 579 cases
- 1/3: 325 new cases
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 thirty-two individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 49% being female and 51% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (198), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (151), Strafford (97), Merrimack (84), Cheshire (41), Belknap (25), Sullivan (24), Grafton (20), Carroll (11), and Coos (8) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (91) and Nashua (69). The county of residence is being determined for sixty 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 one additional death related to COVID-19.
- 1 female resident of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older
There are currently 319 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 47,328 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed with 916 (2%) of those having been hospitalized.
Current Situation in New Hampshire
NH Persons with COVID-19 | 47,328 |
Recovered | 40,347 (85%) |
Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 781 (2%) |
Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 6,200 |
Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 | 916 (2%) |
Current Hospitalizations | 319 |
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) (see 2 below) | 523,201 |
Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody Laboratory Tests (see 2 below) | 34,891 |
Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL | 63,852 |
Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL (see 3 below) | 168 |
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
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Tests | ||||||||
Testing Laboratory | 12/28 | 12/29 | 12/30 | 12/31 | 1/01 | 1/02 | 1/03 | Daily Average |
NH Public Health Laboratories | 413 | 575 | 748 | 1,273 | 0 | 895 | 315 | 603 |
LabCorp | 997 | 1,554 | 966 | 1,858 | 1,294 | 1,252 | 1,047 | 1,281 |
Quest Diagnostics | 431 | 576 | 557 | 1,101 | 861 | 528 | 909 | 709 |
Mako Medical | 0 | 262 | 1,170 | 590 | 407 | 49 | 188 | 381 |
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 295 | 859 | 714 | 854 | 654 | 403 | 417 | 599 |
Other NH Hospital Laboratory | 446 | 624 | 644 | 416 | 401 | 252 | 236 | 431 |
Other Laboratory* | 1,398 | 1,868 | 2,496 | 1,940 | 1,582 | 734 | 786 | 1,543 |
University of New Hampshire** | 0 | 10 | 32 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Total | 3,980 | 6,328 | 7,327 | 8,047 | 5,199 | 4,113 | 3,898 | 5,556 |
Antibody Laboratory Tests | ||||||||
Testing Laboratory | 12/28 | 12/29 | 12/30 | 12/31 | 1/01 | 1/02 | 1/03 | Daily Average |
LabCorp | 0 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
Quest Diagnostics | 11 | 25 | 38 | 25 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 22 |
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 6 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Other Laboratory* | 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 6 |
Total | 29 | 66 | 70 | 66 | 51 | 30 | 17 | 47 |