FILE - This July 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine in Belgium. The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 cleared a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose instead of two.(Johnson & Johnson via AP, File)

CONCORD – The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 231 new positive test results for COVID-19 and three deaths, for a current PCR test positivity rate of 2.3%.

The deaths include:

2 male residents of Merrimack County, 60 years of age and older

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

Today’s results include 187 people who tested positive by PCR test and 44 who tested positive by antigen test. There are now 2,191 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire. Of the results reported today:

3/3: 231 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 thirty individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 51% being female and 49% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (46), Strafford (31), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (26), Merrimack (25), Cheshire (20), Grafton (13), Belknap (7), Carroll (7), Coos (7), and Sullivan (2) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (32) and Nashua (6). The county of residence is being determined for nine 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 92 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 76,178 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.

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