June 21 NH DHHS COVID-19 update: 10 positive results, none in Manchester; no deaths reported

CONCORD, NH – On Monday, June 21, 2021, DHHS announced 10 new positive test results for COVID-19 for Sunday, June 20. Today’s results include 6 people who tested positive by PCR test and 4 who tested positive by antigen test. DHHS also announced 29 cases from Friday, June 18 (16 by PCR test and 13 by antigen test), and 15 cases from Saturday, June 19 (12 by PCR test and 3 by antigen test). There are now 196 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 eighteen individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 46% being female and 54% being male. The new cases reside in Strafford (13), Rockingham (11), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (6), Merrimack (6), Carroll (3), Sullivan (3), Belknap (2), Grafton (2), and Cheshire (1) counties, and in the city of Nashua (3). The county of residence is being determined for four 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 have recently traveled.

There are currently 18 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 99,329 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.

Current Situation in New Hampshire

New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report (updated June 21, 2021, 9 a.m.)

The most up-to-date laboratory testing data and positivity rates are available on the COVID-19 dashboards at https://www.covid19.nh.gov/dashboard/overview.

For more information, please visit the DHHS COVID-19 webpage at https://www.covid19.nh.gov/.