This 2020 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19. According to research released in 2021, evidence is mounting that having COVID-19 may not protect against getting infected again with some of the new variants. People also can get second infections with earlier versions of the coronavirus if they mounted a weak defense the first time. (Hannah A. Bullock, Azaibi Tamin/CDC via AP)

Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services has issued the following update on the new coronavirus, COVID-19.

On Friday, DHHS announced 337 new positive test results for COVID-19, for a current PCR test positivity rate of 2.1%. Today’s results include 223 people who tested positive by PCR test and 114 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 2,827 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire. Of the results reported today:

2/25: 337 new cases

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 sixty-four individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 44% being female and 56% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (69), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (50), Strafford (39), Merrimack (33), Grafton (25), Cheshire (14), Belknap (10), Coos (9), Sullivan (7), and Carroll (5) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (39) and Nashua (20). The county of residence is being determined for seventeen 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 or are associated with an outbreak setting.

DHHS has also announced four additional deaths related to COVID-19. We offer our sympathies to the family and friends.

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

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

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

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

There are currently 95 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 74,893 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.

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