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)

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services announced 912 new positive test results for COVID-19 and 24 deaths on Wednesday for a current PCR test positivity rate of 5.8%.

The deaths include:

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

3 male residents of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older

8 female residents of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older

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

3 female residents of Merrimack County, 60 years of age and older

3 male residents of Rockingham County, 60 years of age and older

2 female residents of Rockingham County, 60 years of age and older

1 male resident of Strafford County, younger than 60 years of age

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

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

Today’s results include 542 people who tested positive by PCR test and 370 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 6,785 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire. Of the results reported today:

12/30: 65 new cases today, for an updated total of 1,039 cases

12/31: 43 new cases today, for an updated total of 869 cases

1/2: 1 new case today, for an updated total of 579 cases

1/4: 361 new cases today, for an updated total of 701 cases

1/5: 442 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 one hundred and thirty-four individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 50% being female and 50% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (218), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (156), Strafford (76), Merrimack (68), Belknap (39), Grafton (37), Coos (33), Sullivan (27), Cheshire (19), and Carroll (10) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (116) and Nashua (62). The county of residence is being determined for fifty-one 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 are either associated with an outbreak setting or have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.

There are currently 301 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 48,838 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed in New Hampshire.

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