NH reports 9 new COVID-19 deaths; total cases surpass 70,000
Nine more New Hampshire residents have died from COVID-19, health officials announced Friday, as the number of total cases in the state surpassed 70,000.Four of the deaths are linked to long-term care facilities. The statewide death toll is now 1,126.The deaths include one man from Cheshire County, two women from Coos County, two women and one man from Hillsborough County, two women from Rockingham County, and one man from Sullivan County. All of them were 60 or older. The state on Friday also announced 464 new COVID-19 cases. That includes positive test results from Wednesday and Thursday. The PCR test positivity rate Friday was 2.8%.The total number of cases is now 70,072. Of that figure, 65,730 people have recovered and 3,216 cases are listed as current. Two new hospitalizations were announced Friday, bringing the total to 1,071. There are 131 people currently in the hospital for COVID-19 as current hospitalizations fell for the eighth-straight day.
Nine more New Hampshire residents have died from COVID-19, health officials announced Friday, as the number of total cases in the state surpassed 70,000.
Four of the deaths are linked to long-term care facilities. The statewide death toll is now 1,126.
The deaths include one man from Cheshire County, two women from Coos County, two women and one man from Hillsborough County, two women from Rockingham County, and one man from Sullivan County. All of them were 60 or older.
The state on Friday also announced 464 new COVID-19 cases. That includes positive test results from Wednesday and Thursday. The PCR test positivity rate Friday was 2.8%.
The total number of cases is now 70,072. Of that figure, 65,730 people have recovered and 3,216 cases are listed as current.
Two new hospitalizations were announced Friday, bringing the total to 1,071. There are 131 people currently in the hospital for COVID-19 as current hospitalizations fell for the eighth-straight day.