CONCORD – On Thursday, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced 1,491 new positive COVID-19 test results between Thursday, Dec. 15 and Wednesday, Dec. 21.

For the previous week, DHHS announce 9 additional deaths related to COVID-19. We offer our sympathies to the family and friends.

There are currently 26 hospitalized patients being treated for COVID-19. In New Hampshire, since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 365,847 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.