CONCORD, NH – Thursday, June 18, 2020, DHHS announced 17 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 5,450 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 82 percent being female and 18 percent being male. The new cases reside in Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (2), Rockingham (2), Belknap (1), Grafton (1), and Merrimack (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (7) and Nashua (3).
Two new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 533 (10 percent) of 5,450 cases. Two 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. Most of the remaining cases have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis or are associated with an outbreak setting.
DHHS has also announced 1 additional death related to COVID-19. We offer our sympathies to the family and friends.
- 1 female resident of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older
Current Situation in New Hampshire
New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report (data updated June 18, 2020, 9 a.m.)
| NH Persons with COVID-19 (see 1 below) | 5,450 |
| Recovered | 4,140 (80%) |
| Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 331 (6%) |
| Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 979 |
| Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 | 533 (10%) |
| Current Hospitalizations | 54 |
| Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) (see 2 below) | 103,725 |
| Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody Laboratory Tests (see 2 below) | 16,848 |
| Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL | 31,191 |
| Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL (see 3 below) | 978 |
| Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) | 3,650 |
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.
New Hampshire Institutions Associated with COVID-19 Outbreak (as of 6/18/2020)
| Current COVID-19 Outbreaks | Resident Cases | Staff Cases | Under Investigation | Deaths |
| Bedford Hills Center Genesis | 26 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Bedford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center | 53 | 23 | 5 | 12 |
| Birch Hill | 38 | 26 | 0 | 15 |
| Courville Manchester | 15 | 14 | 1 | 6 |
| Crestwood Center Milford | 53 | 28 | 0 | 14 |
| Greenbriar Nashua | 76 | 33 | 3 | 19 |
| Hillsborough County Nursing Home | 112 | 43 | 0 | 20 |
| Holy Cross Manchester | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| Mt. Carmel Nursing and Rehabilitation Manchester | 38 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| Salemhaven | 44 | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| Villa Crest Manchester | 54 | 45 | 1 | 14 |
| Closed COVID-19 Outbreaks | Resident Cases | Staff Cases | Deaths |
| All American Assisted Living Londonderry (closed 6/9/2020) | 15 | 16 | 2 |
| Aurora Assisted Living Derry (closed 6/6/2020) | 38 | 17 | 10 |
| Bedford Falls (closed 6/6/2020) | 40 | 21 | 11 |
| Bellamy Fields Dover (closed 5/16/2020) | 35 | 13 | 10 |
| Clipper Harbor Genesis Portsmouth (closed 5/29/2020 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Community Bridges Belmont (closed 6/9/2020) | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Community Resources for Justice Transitional Housing Manchester (5/18/2020) | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| Crotched Mountain (4/20/2020) | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Easterseals – Manchester (5/16/2020) | 45 | 70 | 0 |
| Greystone Farm at Salem | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Hackett Hill Genesis Manchester (6/5/2020) | 56 | 16 | 16 |
| Hanover Hill Manchester (5/26/2020) | 79 | 60 | 25 |
| Huntington Nashua (5/8/2020) | 23 | 19 | 7 |
| Institute for Professional Practice, Inc (4/21/2020) | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Kimi Nichols Center Plaistow (6/10/2020) | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Mountain Ridge Genesis Franklin (6/18/2020) | 49 | 2 | 9 |
| Ridgewood Genesis Bedford (6/18/2020) | 64 | 23 | 23 |
| Pleasant Valley Derry (5/27/2020) | 87 | 29 | 21 |
| Salem Woods (5/18/2020) | 23 | 26 | 10 |
Number of Specimens Tested by Date of Report to NH DHHS
| Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Tests | ||||||||
| Testing Laboratory | 6/11 | 6/12 | 6/13 | 6/14 | 6/15 | 6/16 | 6/17 | Daily Average |
| NH Public Health Laboratories | 316 | 97 | 286 | 101 | 188 | 148 | 219 | 194 |
| LabCorp | 518 | 297 | 290 | 337 | 249 | 271 | 382 | 335 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 838 | 845 | 501 | 695 | 501 | 313 | 675 | 624 |
| Mako Medical | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 660 | n/a | 660 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 122 | 327 | 354 | 315 | 43 | 117 | 166 | 206 |
| Other NH Hospital Laboratory | 392 | 33 | 8 | 191 | 365 | 270 | n/a** | 210 |
| Other Laboratory* | 6 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 24 | 28 | 20 |
| Total | 2,192 | 1,625 | 1,442 | 1,649 | 1,387 | 1,804 | 1,470 | 1,653 |
| Antibody Laboratory Tests | ||||||||
| Testing Laboratory | 6/11 | 6/12 | 6/13 | 6/14 | 6/15 | 6/16 | 6/17 | Daily Average |
| LabCorp | 21 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 281 | 327 | 256 | 75 | 203 | 269 | 224 | 234 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 29 | 32 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 20 |
| Other Laboratory* | 21 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | |||
