CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 258 new positive test results for COVID-19 and two deaths, for a current PCR test positivity rate of 5.9%.

The deaths include:

1 female resident of Coos County, 60 years of age and older

1 male resident of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older

Today’s results include 189 people who tested positive by PCR test and 69 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 2,953 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire. Of the results reported today:

2/14: 258 new cases

Test results for previous days are still being processed and the total number of new positives for those days are not yet complete. Updated case counts for prior days will be reflected on the COVID-19 interactive dashboard.

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 thirty-two individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 45% being female and 55% being male. The new cases reside in Strafford (69), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (43), Rockingham (43), Merrimack (18), Cheshire (14), Grafton (6), Sullivan (6), Belknap (5), Carroll (4), and Coos (4) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (23) and Nashua (10). The county of residence is being determined for thirteen new cases.

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 had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.

There are currently 125 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 71,017 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.