This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the virus that causes COVID-19. The sample was isolated from a patient in the U.S. (NIAID-RML via AP)

CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 120 new positive test results for COVID-19 Wednesday and one new death, for a daily PCR test positivity rate of 1.0%.

The woman who died was from Merrimack County over age 60.

Check number of COVID-19 cases by school every day. Under the “show” pull down and click “schools with cases.” https://www.nh.gov/covid19/dashboard/schools.htm. You can also download the community transmission level map there.

Manchester (123), Nashua (70), and Concord (54) had the most active cases of COVID-19 Wednesday.

Active cases in Coos County continued to go up Wednesday with Colebrook (26), Berlin (24), Stewartstown (9), Clarksville (6) and Pittsburg (5) and some towns showing 1 to 4 cases.

On Wednesday, only Carroll, Cheshire and Sullivan Counties were in the yellow “moderate” level for community transmission of the virus. The rest of the counties Rockingham, Hillsborough, Merrimack, Strafford, Belknap, Coos and Grafton were listed in the red for having “substantial” community transmission.

For the first time Wednesday, there were no counties listed in the green level for “minimal.”

The overall level of community transmission is defined using three metrics: new cases per 100,000 over 14 days; new hospitalizations per 100,000 over 14 days; and 7-day PCR test positivity rate.

Today’s results include 86 people who tested positive by PCR test and 34 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 1,454 current COVID-19 cases 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 twelve individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 53% being female and 47% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (27), Strafford (18), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (16), Coos (11), Merrimack (9), Grafton (8), Cheshire (6), Belknap (3), Carroll (3), and Sullivan (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (8) and Nashua (7). The county of residence is being determined for three new cases.

Three new hospitalized cases were reported. There are currently 42 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. This census may include out of state residents hospitalized in NH and/or individuals readmitted to the hospital, therefore increases in the daily hospital census may not always equal the number of new hospitalizations reported in a given day. 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.

In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 11,563 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed with 787 (7%) of those having been hospitalized.

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