CONCORD, NH – On Friday, July 3, 2020, DHHS announced 38 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 5,857 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. Several cases are still under investigation. Of those with complete information, there are six individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 50% being female and 50% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (11), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (3), Merrimack (3), Strafford (2), Belknap (1), and Grafton (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (12) and Nashua (4). The county of residence is being determined for one new case.
Two new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 569 (10%) of 5,857 cases. Three of the new cases have no identified risk factors. Community-based transmission continues to occur in the State and has been identified in all counties. Most of the remaining cases have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis, recently traveled, or are associated with an outbreak setting.
DHHS has also announced one additional death related to COVID-19.
- 1 female resident of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older
Current Situation in New Hampshire
New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report (data updated July 3, 2020, 9 a.m.)
| NH Persons with COVID-19 (1 see below) | 5,857 |
| Recovered | 4,597 (78%) |
| Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 376 (6%) |
| Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 884 |
| Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 | 569 (10%) |
| Current Hospitalizations | 27 |
| Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) (see 2 below) | 123,749 |
| Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody Laboratory Tests2 | 20,057 |
| Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL | 32,359 |
| Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL (see 3 below) | 727 |
| Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) | 3,475 |
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 | 6/26 | 6/27 | 6/28 | 6/29 | 6/30 | 7/01 | 7/02 | Daily Average |
| NH Public Health Laboratories | 538 | 111 | 534 | 292 | 391 | 455 | 558 | 411 |
| LabCorp | 386 | 366 | 184 | 179 | 562 | 697 | 723 | 442 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 374 | 457 | 502 | 301 | 135 | 694 | 479 | 420 |
| Mako Medical | 771 | 566 | 157 | 491 | 125 | 790 | 361 | 465 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 71 | 204 | 155 | 68 | 70 | 164 | 58 | 113 |
| Other NH Hospital Laboratory | 35 | 46 | 285 | 332 | 442 | 253 | n/a** | 232 |
| Other Laboratory* | 7 | 17 | 37 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 14 | 19 |
| Total | 2,182 | 1,767 | 1,854 | 1,669 | 1,749 | 3,084 | 2,193 | 2,071 |
| Antibody Laboratory Tests | ||||||||
| Testing Laboratory | 6/26 | 6/27 | 6/28 | 6/29 | 6/30 | 7/1 | 7/2 | Daily Average |
| LabCorp | 26 | 37 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 23 | 21 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 155 | 226 | 53 | 226 | 194 | 257 | 211 | 189 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 19 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 42 | 34 | 22 |
| Other Laboratory* | 12 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 212 | 300 | 77 | 235 | 239 | 350 | 278 | 242 |
* Includes out-of-state public health laboratories, out-of-state hospital laboratories, and other commercial laboratories not already listed in the table. n/a: not available ** Not available at the time of this report.
Number of Persons Tested by Date of Report to NH DHHS
| Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Tests | ||||||||
| Testing Laboratory | 6/26 | 6/27 | 6/28 | 6/29 | 6/30 | 7/1 | 7/2 | Daily Average |
| NH Public Health Laboratories | 168 | 130 | 142 | 42 | 93 | 166 | 127 | 124 |
| LabCorp | 347 | 322 | 150 | 165 | 510 | 417 | 637 | 364 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 316 | 410 | 430 | 268 | 117 | 593 | 426 | 366 |
| Mako Medical | 175 | 128 | 36 | 52 | 2 | 84 | 57 | 76 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 55 | 179 | 133 | 56 | 61 | 150 | 49 | 98 |
| Other NH Hospital Laboratory | 35 | 46 | 285 | 332 | 442 | 253 | n/a** | 232 |
| Other Laboratory* | 6 | 16 | 32 | 3 | 23 | 28 | 13 | 17 |
| Total | 1,102 | 1,231 | 1,208 | 918 | 1,248 | 1,691 | 1,309 | 1,244 |
| Antibody Laboratory Tests | ||||||||
| Testing Laboratory | 6/26 | 6/27 | 6/28 | 6/29 | 6/30 | 7/1 | 7/2 | Daily Average |
| LabCorp | 25 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 18 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 145 | 206 | 50 | 209 | 186 | 243 | 194 | 176 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 17 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 37 | 29 | 19 |
| Other Laboratory* | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Total | 195 | 267 | 71 | 213 | 219 | 325 | 249 | 220 |
* Includes out-of-state public health laboratories, out-of-state hospital laboratories, and other commercial laboratories notalready listed in the table. ** Not available at the time of this report.
