FILE - This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. On Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, the top U.S. public health agency said that coronavirus can spread greater distances through the air than 6 feet, particularly in poorly ventilated and enclosed spaces. But agency officials continued to say such spread is uncommon, and current social distancing guidelines still make sense. (NIAID-RML via AP)

CONCORD – The state Deparment of Health and Human Services announced 782 new positive test results for COVID-19, for a daily PCR test positivity rate of 4.3% on Friday.

The state announced eight new deaths: four men from Belknap County, two women from Hillsborough County, one woman from Merrimack County, and a man from Strafford County, all over age 60.

There are currently 159 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 23,690 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed with 844 (4%) of those having been hospitalized.

Today’s results include 507 people who tested positive by PCR test and 275 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 4,720 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire. Of the results reported today, 29 new positive test results are from Monday, 11/30 (for a new daily total of 650 cases); 74 new positive results are from Tuesday, 12/1 (for a new daily total of 639); 158 cases are from Wednesday, 12/2 (for a new daily total of 783); and 521 cases are from Thursday, 12/3. Test results are still being processed and the total number of new positives 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 ninety-six individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 48% being female and 52% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (178), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (120), Merrimack (100), Strafford (52), Belknap (27), Cheshire (27), Carroll (20), Grafton (12), Sullivan (10), and Coos (6) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (127) and Nashua (77). The county of residence is being determined for twenty-six 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.

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