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New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated as of September 22, 2020, 9:00 AM)
Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has issued the following update on the new coronavirus, COVID-19.
On Tuesday, September 22, 2020, DHHS announced 38 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 7,990 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 two individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 74% being female and 26% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (12), Strafford (10), Grafton (3), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (3), Merrimack (2), Carroll (1), Cheshire (1), and Coos (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (1) and Nashua (1). The county of residence is being determined for three new cases.
One new hospitalized case was identified for a total of 727 (9%) of 7,990 cases. Thirteen of the new cases had no identified risk factors. 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.
| Number of Persons with COVID-19 1 | 7,990 |
|---|---|
| Recovered | 7,259 (91%) |
| Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 438 (6%) |
| Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 293 |
| Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 | 727 (9%) |
| Current Hospitalizations | 11 |
| Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)2 | 243,527 |
| Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody Laboratory Tests2 | 30,781 |
| Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL | 45,824 |
| Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL3 | 988 |
| Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) | 2,225 |
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.
NH State Representative Steven Smith 
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