CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced two additional deaths related to COVID-19 on Saturday, including a woman from Merrimack County and a man from Hillsborough County, both 60 years of age or older.

The state also announced 45 new positive test results for COVID-19. There have now been 6,415 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 three 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 (10), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (8), Strafford (5), Belknap (2), Merrimack (2), and Grafton (1) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (12) and Nashua (5).

One new hospitalized case was identified for a total of 686 (11%) of 6,415 cases. Ten of the new cases had 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 close contact with a person with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis or have recently traveled.

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