CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 461 new positive test results for COVID-19 and two deaths Thursday for a current PCR test positivity rate of 3.2%.

The state did not release a vaccination update Thursday.

The deaths include:

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

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

Today’s results include 317 people who tested positive by PCR test and 144 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 3,048 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire. Of the results reported today:

2/17: 461 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 51% being female and 49% being male. The new cases reside in Grafton (89), Rockingham (80), Strafford (67), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (57), Merrimack (36), Cheshire (26), Coos (10), Carroll (9), Sullivan (7), and Belknap (5) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (35) and Nashua (24). The county of residence is being determined for sixteen 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 either had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis, are associated with an outbreak setting, or have recently traveled.

There are currently 126 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 72,399 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.

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