Strafford County woman succumbs to virus; Rochester tops county in current cases

Staff reports 6 a.m.


Strafford County woman succumbs to virus; Rochester tops county in current cases

CONCORD - DHHS announced 402 new positive test results for COVID-19, for a daily PCR test positivity rate of 3.2 percent.

The newly identified cases include 44 minors and 24 from Strafford County.

forty-four individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 50% DHHS also announced one additional death related to COVID-19, a Strafford County woman over 60.

Local current cases show 77 in Rochester, which is the most of any Strafford County city or town; 51 in Dover, 31 in Somersworth, 18 in Farmington, 14 om Barringon and five in Strafford.

NH COVID-19 Summary Report

NH Persons with COVID-19 18,776

Recovered 13,969 (74%)

Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 514 (3%)

Total Current COVID-19 Cases 4,293

Persons Who Have Been Hospitalized for COVID-19 833 (4%)

Current Hospitalizations 125

Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) 6,850