June 9 DHHS COVID-19 update: 53 new positive cases with 17 in Manchester; 8 deaths reported


    CONCORD, NH – On Tuesday, June 9, 2020, DHHS announced 53 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 5,132 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 62% being female and 38% being male. The new cases reside in Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (15), Rockingham (7), Merrimack (5), Carroll (1), Strafford (1), and Sullivan (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (17) and Nashua (6).

    Four new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 496 (10%) of 5,132 cases. Three of the new cases have 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 8 additional deaths related to COVID-19. We offer our sympathies to the family and friends.

    • 3 male residents of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older
    • 3 female residents of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older
    • 1 female resident of Rockingham County, 60 years of age and older
    • 1 female resident of Rockingham County, under 60 years of age


    Current Situation in New Hampshire 

    New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Summary Report (data updated June 9, 2020, 9 a.m.)

     

    NH Persons with COVID-19 (see 1 below)5,132
    Recovered3,501 (68%)
    Deaths Attributed to COVID-19294 (6%)
    Total Current COVID-19 Cases1,337
    Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19496 (10%)
    Current Hospitalizations80
    Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) (see 2 below)88,647
    Total Persons Tested at Selected Laboratories, Antibody Laboratory Tests (see 2 below)14,232
    Persons with Specimens Submitted to NH PHL29,036
    Persons with Test Pending at NH PHL (see 3 below)858
    Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time)3,950

    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 Laboratory6/26/36/46/56/66/76/8Daily Average
    NH Public Health Laboratories204578782268372610531478
    LabCorp121831346381365318109353
    Quest Diagnostics617926665580533378558608
    Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center6827341128020919883217
    Other NH Hospital Laboratory1151773114435233n/a**153
    Other Laboratory*3928242021311025
    Total1,1642,8132,5391,5731,5351,7681,2911,812
    Antibody Laboratory Tests
    Testing Laboratory6/26/36/46/56/66/76/8Daily Average
    LabCorp33430272411018
    Quest Diagnostics33027429425324745239240
    Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center24161624297017
    Other Laboratory*868816648
    Total36533034831231669243283

    * 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.