CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced nine news deaths on Thursday bringing the total to 232.

They include four men and two women from Hillsborough County, all older than 60, and two men from Hillsborough County who were younger than 60, and one man from Rockingham County who is older than 60.

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On Thursday, the state announced 101 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 4,386 cases of COVID-19 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 two individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 71% being female and 29% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (22), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (14), Merrimack (4), Grafton (2), Strafford (2), Belknap (1), and Cheshire (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (42) and Nashua (12). The county of residence is being determined for one new case.

Twelve new hospitalized cases were identified for a total of 438 (10%) of 4,386 cases. Eleven of the new cases have no identified risk factors. Community-based transmission continues to occur in the State and has been identified in all counties. Most of the remaining cases have either had travel to domestic or international locations or have had close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis.

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