Staff reports 9:54 a.m.
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 9:56 am

DHHS announced 35 new positive test results for COVID-19, including five from Strafford County.

No new hospitalized cases were identified, but the number of current hospitalizations, now at 22, has crept slowly up since a second wave of new virus cases emerged last month, especially among UNH-Durham students.

DHHS also announced one additional death related to COVID-19, a woman from Merrimack County 60 or older.

Locally, Rochester has 12 current cases, while Dover has 16, Barrington, Milton, Somersworth, Farmington and Milton have 1-4 and Strafford has none.

Current Situation in New Hampshire

NH Persons with COVID-19 8,680

Recovered 7,746 (89%)

Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 444 (5%)

Total Current COVID-19 Cases 490

Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 743 (9%)

Current Hospitalizations 22

Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) 2,750