CONCORD, NH – On Saturday, May 30, 2020, DHHS announced 55 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 4,545 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 are four individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 60 percent being female and 40 percent being male. The new cases reside in Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (10), Merrimack (7), Rockingham (7), Belknap (2), Carroll (1), Grafton (1), and Strafford (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (13) and Nashua (12). The county of residence is being determined for one new case.
Nine new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 449 (10 percent) of 4,545 cases. Seven 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. 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 four additional deaths related to COVID-19.
- 2 male residents of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older
- 2 female residents of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older
New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated May 30, 2020, 9:00 AM)
| NH Persons with COVID-19 (see 1 below) | 4,545 |
| Recovered | 2,940 (65%) |
| Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 242 (5%) |
| Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 1,363 |
| Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 | 449 (10%) |
| Current Hospitalizations | 107 |
| Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) (see 2 below) | 70,280 |
| Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody Laboratory Tests (see 2 below) | 11,468 |
| Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL | 24,550 |
| Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL (see 3 below) | 1,208 |
| Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) | 3,925 |
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 Specimens Tested by Date of Report to NH DHHS
| Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Tests | ||||||||
| Testing Laboratory | 5/23 | 5/24 | 5/25 | 5/26 | 5/27 | 5/28 | 5/29 | Daily Average |
| NH Public Health Laboratories | 894 | 561 | 768 | 866 | 404 | 665 | 273 | 633 |
| LabCorp | 241 | 211 | 175 | 99 | 281 | 385 | 151 | 220 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 495 | 257 | 616 | 906 | 607 | 736 | 353 | 567 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 165 | 191 | 72 | 66 | 86 | 188 | 238 | 144 |
| Other NH Hospital Laboratory | 80 | 26 | 138 | 178 | 184 | 261 | n/a** | 145 |
| Other Laboratory* | 16 | 9 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 39 | 45 | 24 |
| Total | 1,891 | 1,255 | 1,807 | 2,126 | 1,571 | 2,274 | 1,060 | 1,712 |
| Antibody Laboratory Tests | ||||||||
| Testing Laboratory | 5/23 | 5/24 | 5/25 | 5/26 | 5/27 | 5/28 | 5/29 | Daily Average |
| LabCorp | 37 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 30 | 20 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 435 | 224 | 236 | 232 | 305 | 302 | 225 | 280 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| Other Laboratory* | 7 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 8 |
| Total | 479 | 244 | 241 | 232 | 309 | 379 | 296 | 311 |
* 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.
