New Hampshire health officials reported 447 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths on Wednesday.>> Download the FREE WMUR appOne man who died was a resident of Belknap County, the other was a woman from Merrimack County. Both were 60 years of age and older. The statewide death toll now stands at 504.Of the 447 new cases, 326 people tested positive through a PCR test and 121 tested positive through antigen testing. The daily positivity rate was 2.4%.Wednesday marked the 14th straight day of more than 200 new positive cases.There have now been 15,749 New Hampshire residents diagnosed with COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Of them, 11,478 have recovered, and 3,767 cases are active.Five new hospitalizations were announced Wednesday, with the total number of hospitalizations at 822. Ninety-one people are currently hospitalized in the state. ** Town-by-town COVID-19 case data: Interactive map | Text-only list **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
MANCHESTER, N.H. —
New Hampshire health officials reported 447 new COVID-19 cases and two additional deaths on Wednesday.
One man who died was a resident of Belknap County, the other was a woman from Merrimack County. Both were 60 years of age and older. The statewide death toll now stands at 504.
Of the 447 new cases, 326 people tested positive through a PCR test and 121 tested positive through antigen testing. The daily positivity rate was 2.4%.
Wednesday marked the 14th straight day of more than 200 new positive cases.
There have now been 15,749 New Hampshire residents diagnosed with COVID-19 since the pandemic began. Of them, 11,478 have recovered, and 3,767 cases are active.
Five new hospitalizations were announced Wednesday, with the total number of hospitalizations at 822. Ninety-one people are currently hospitalized in the state.
** Town-by-town COVID-19 case data: Interactive map | Text-only list **