Five more Granite Staters have died of COVID-19 as health officials announced 123 new confirmed cases Saturday, the most new cases announced in a single day since May 31.>> Download the free WMUR appHealth officials said the people who died were two men and two women from Hillsborough County and one man from Belknap County, all age 60 or older. Four of the deaths were associated with a long-term care facility.Those are the most deaths in the state announced in a single day since June 26, when there were 8. There have been 455 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in New Hampshire over the course of the pandemic.Officials said 20 of the new cases are in people under the age of 18, and 35 of the new cases are associated with an outbreak at a long-term care facility.According to health officials, 102 of the new cases were confirmed by PCR tests, while 21 were confirmed by rapid antigen tests. The daily PCR test positivity rate was 1.2%.Health officials said 692 COVID-19 cases are active in New Hampshire, the highest number since July 10.Two more people have been hospitalized for COVID-19. Officials said 21 people are currently hospitalized for the coronavirus in the state.** Town-by-town COVID-19 case data: Interactive map | Text-only list **PGRpdiBjbGFzcz0iaW5mb2dyYW0tZW1iZWQiIGRhdGEtaWQ9Il8va2I1OW5tSmpubGlPTUt4M1lpd1YiIGRhdGEtdHlwZT0iaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUiIGRhdGEtdGl0bGU9Ik5IIENvcm9uYXZpcnVzIENPVklELTE5Ij48L2Rpdj48c2NyaXB0PiFmdW5jdGlvbihlLGksbixzKXt2YXIgdD0iSW5mb2dyYW1FbWJlZHMiLGQ9ZS5nZXRFbGVtZW50c0J5VGFnTmFtZSgic2NyaXB0IilbMF07aWYod2luZG93W3RdJiZ3aW5kb3dbdF0uaW5pdGlhbGl6ZWQpd2luZG93W3RdLnByb2Nlc3MmJndpbmRvd1t0XS5wcm9jZXNzKCk7ZWxzZSBpZighZS5nZXRFbGVtZW50QnlJZChuKSl7dmFyIG89ZS5jcmVhdGVFbGVtZW50KCJzY3JpcHQiKTtvLmFzeW5jPTEsby5pZD1uLG8uc3JjPSJodHRwczovL2UuaW5mb2dyYW0uY29tL2pzL2Rpc3QvZW1iZWQtbG9hZGVyLW1pbi5qcyIsZC5wYXJlbnROb2RlLmluc2VydEJlZm9yZShvLGQpfX0oZG9jdW1lbnQsMCwiaW5mb2dyYW0tYXN5bmMiKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4=
CONCORD, N.H. —
Five more Granite Staters have died of COVID-19 as health officials announced 123 new confirmed cases Saturday, the most new cases announced in a single day since May 31.
Health officials said the people who died were two men and two women from Hillsborough County and one man from Belknap County, all age 60 or older. Four of the deaths were associated with a long-term care facility.
Those are the most deaths in the state announced in a single day since June 26, when there were 8. There have been 455 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in New Hampshire over the course of the pandemic.
Officials said 20 of the new cases are in people under the age of 18, and 35 of the new cases are associated with an outbreak at a long-term care facility.
According to health officials, 102 of the new cases were confirmed by PCR tests, while 21 were confirmed by rapid antigen tests. The daily PCR test positivity rate was 1.2%.
Health officials said 692 COVID-19 cases are active in New Hampshire, the highest number since July 10.
Two more people have been hospitalized for COVID-19. Officials said 21 people are currently hospitalized for the coronavirus in the state.
** Town-by-town COVID-19 case data: Interactive map | Text-only list **