MANCHESTER, NH — On Sunday, May 3, 2020, DHHS announced 90 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 2,518 cases of COVID-19 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 is one individual under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 51 percent being female and 49 percent being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (32), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (13), Strafford (6), Merrimack (3), and Belknap (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (18) and Nashua (12). The county of residence is being determined for five new cases.
Five new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 282 (11 percent) of 2,518 cases. Nine of the new cases have no identified risk factors. Community-based transmission continues to increase in the State and has been identified in all counties with cases. Most of the remaining cases have either had travel to domestic or international locations or have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.
DHHS has also announced 2 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
- One female resident of Hillsborough County, who was 60 years of age or older
- One male resident of Rockingham County, who was 60 years of age older
| NH Persons with COVID-19 (see 1 below) | 2,518 |
| Recovered | 1,017 (40%) |
| Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 86 (3%) |
| Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 1,415 |
| Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 | 282 (11%) |
| Current Hospitalizations (see 2 below) | 110 |
| Persons Tested Negative at Selected Laboratories (see 3 below) | 28,318 |
| Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL | 10,371 |
| Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL (see 4 below) | 244 |
| Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) | 2,850 |
1 Includes specimens presumptive-positive at any laboratory and those confirmed by CDC confirmatory testing.
2 Number of patients currently hospitalized with COVID-19 as reported by hospitals.
3 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
4 Includes specimens received and awaiting testing at NH PHL. Does not include tests pending at commercial laboratories.
Number of Specimens Tested by Date of Report to NH DHHS
| Testing Laboratory | 4/26 | 4/27 | 4/28 | 4/29 | 4/30 | 5/1 | 5/2 | Daily Average |
| NH Public Health Laboratories | 388 | 449 | 279 | 304 | 401 | 319 | 281 | 346 |
| LabCorp | 297 | 114 | 29 | 285 | 516 | 803 | 417 | 351 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 187 | 113 | 97 | 182 | 216 | 231 | 214 | 177 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 36 | 17 | 48 | 90 | 125 | 127 | 43 | 69 |
| Other NH Hospital Laboratory | 36 | 78 | 135 | 157 | 166 | 129 | n/a** | 100 |
| Other Laboratory* | 38 | 51 | 19 | 40 | 27 | 42 | 13 | 33 |
| Total | 982 | 822 | 607 | 1058 | 1451 | 1651 | 968 | 1077 |
* Includes out-of-state public health laboratories, out-of-state hospital laboratories, and other commercial laboratories not already listed in the table.
** Not available at the time of this report.
