CONCORD, NH – On Thursday, September 24, 2020, DHHS announced 37 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 8,044 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 nine individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 43 percent being female and 57percent being male. The new cases reside in Strafford (10), Rockingham (8), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (6), Merrimack (1), and Grafton (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (7) and Nashua (3). The county of residence is being determined for one new case.
Four new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 732 (9 percent) of 8,044 cases. Three 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, are associated with an outbreak setting, or have recently traveled.
During the September 24 press conference, a request was made for an update on the number of remote learning centers. Remote learning centers were established by Governor Sununu under Emergency Order #67, which requires centers to submit a verification form to the DHHS Child Care Licensing Unit. Currently, 7 remote learning centers have been verified in New Hampshire.
Current Situation in New Hampshire
New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report
(data updated September 24, 2020, 9 a.m.)
| NH Persons with COVID-19 (see 1 below) | 8,044 |
| Recovered | 7,325 (91%) |
| Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 | 438 (5%) |
| Total Current COVID-19 Cases | 281 |
| Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 | 732 (9%) |
| Current Hospitalizations | 16 |
| Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) (see 2 below) | 247,151 |
| Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody Laboratory Tests (see 2 below) | 30,901 |
| Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL | 46,054 |
| Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL (see 3 below) | 805 |
| Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) | 2,350 |
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 Tests Conducted by Date of Report to NH DHHS
| Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Tests | ||||||||
| Testing Laboratory | 9/17 | 9/18 | 9/19 | 9/20 | 9/21 | 9/22 | 9/23 | Daily Average |
| NH Public Health Laboratories | 1,165 | 892 | 623 | 1,244 | 710 | 826 | 543 | 858 |
| LabCorp | 738 | 848 | 865 | 512 | 300 | 680 | 948 | 699 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 2,784 | 1,142 | 1,786 | 2,994 | 503 | 791 | 2,045 | 1,721 |
| Mako Medical | 11 | 218 | 45 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 46 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 588 | 1,091 | 724 | 424 | 231 | 917 | 526 | 643 |
| Other NH Hospital Laboratory | 274 | 278 | 233 | 159 | 218 | 309 | 366 | 262 |
| Other Laboratory* | 191 | 209 | 296 | 110 | 122 | 142 | 125 | 171 |
| Total | 5,751 | 4,678 | 4,572 | 5,472 | 2,084 | 3,677 | 4,562 | 4,399 |
| Antibody Laboratory Tests | ||||||||
| Testing Laboratory | 9/17 | 9/18 | 9/19 | 9/20 | 9/21 | 9/22 | 9/23 | Daily Average |
| LabCorp | 12 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Quest Diagnostics | 38 | 56 | 22 | 4 | 19 | 37 | 41 | 31 |
| Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
| Other Laboratory* | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Total | 70 | 73 | 36 | 4 | 37 | 56 | 60 | 48 |
* Includes out-of-state public health laboratories, out-of-state hospital laboratories, and other commercial laboratories not listed in the above table.