On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, DHHS announced 417 new positive test results for COVID-19 for Monday, January 31. Today’s results include 175 people who tested positive by PCR test and 242 who tested positive by antigen test. DHHS also announced an additional 4 new cases from Friday, January 14 (0 by PCR and 4 by antigen test) for a new total of 3,659; an additional 1 new case from Monday, January 17 (1 by PCR and 0 by antigen test) for a new total of 2,056; an additional 55 new cases from Tuesday, January 18 (0 by PCR and 55 by antigen test) for a new total of 1,154; an additional 18 new cases from Wednesday, January 19 (6 by PCR and 12 by antigen test) for a new total of 2,935; an additional 1 new case from Friday, January 21 (0 by PCR and 1 by antigen test) for a new total of 2,924; and an additional 3 new cases from Friday, January 28 (0 by PCR and 3 by antigen test) for a new total of 1,601. Test results for previous days are still being processed and updated case counts for prior days will be reflected on the COVID-19 interactive dashboard. There are now 9,104 current COVID-19 cases 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 one hundred and sixty-nine individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 55% being female and 45% being male. The new cases reside in Rockingham (110), Grafton (65), Hillsborough County other than Manchester and Nashua (46), Merrimack (46), Strafford (39), Coos (33), Belknap (27), Carroll (18), Cheshire (13), and Sullivan (9) counties, and in the cities of Manchester (27) and Nashua (15). The county of residence is being determined for fifty-one new cases.

DHHS has also announced ten additional deaths related to COVID-19. We offer our sympathies to the family and friends.

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

· 1 male resident of Carroll County, 60 years of age and older

· 3 female residents of Hillsborough County, 60 years of age and older

· 3 female residents of Rockingham County, 60 years of age and older

· 1 male resident of Rockingham County, 60 years of age and older

· 1 female resident of Sullivan County, 60 years of age and older

There are currently 292 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19. In New Hampshire, since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 277,355 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.