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NH DHHS COVID-19 Update – April 5, 2020
On Sunday, April 5, 2020, DHHS announced 48 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 669 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire. Several of the new cases are still under investigation. Of those with complete information, all are adults with 40% being female and 60% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (16), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (7), Merrimack (5), Strafford (1), Carroll (2), and Cheshire (1) counties, and in the cities of Nashua (6) and Manchester (4). The county of residence is being determined for six new cases.
Hospitalizations
Six new COVID-19-related hospitalizations were reported; thus far, 92 (14%) of the 669 positive cases have been hospitalized.
Community Based Transmission
Sixteen 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.
Total number of cases with no identified risk factors is now more than 249, which is 37% of total positive tests. More than one out of three positive tests are community spread, with no identified risk factors.
Deaths
There were no additional deaths announced in yesterday’s report. New Hampshire’s total deaths related to COVID-19 stands at 9.
Cases by County
Belknap 17
Carroll 19
Cheshire 11
Coos 1
Grafton 41
Hillsborough – Towns 82
Hillsborough – Manchester 101
Hillsborough – Nashua 66
Merrimack 45
Rockingham 230
Strafford 44
Sullivan 6
County TBD 6
New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated April 5, 2020, 9:00 AM)
NH Persons with COVID-191 669
Recovered 147 (22%)
Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 9 (1%)
Total Current COVID-19 Cases 513
Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 92 (14%)
Persons Tested Negative at Selected Laboratories2 7,701
Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL 4,096
Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL3 101
Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) 2,100
Regional Information (total positive test results, deaths)
NH: 669 positive test results – 9 deaths
MA: 12,500 positive test results – 231 deaths
ME: 470 positive test results – 10 deaths
VT: 512 positive test results – 22 deaths
CT: 5,675 positive test results -189 deaths
RI: 922 positive test results – 25 deaths
NY: 122,911 positive test results – 4161 deaths
NH State Representative Steven Smith 