New Hampshire health officials announced Sunday night there were 48 new cases of COVID-19 in the state.>> Download the FREE WMUR appOfficials said several of the new cases are still under investigation. Of the cases with complete information, 40% of the patients were female, while 60% were male, officials said.The patients live in Hillsborough (17), Rockingham (16), Merrimack (5), Carroll (2), Cheshire (1) and Strafford (1) counties. Officials said they are still determining the counties of residence for six of the new patients.>> Latest coronavirus coverage from WMURSix of the new patients were hospitalized, leading to a total of 92 patients who have been hospitalized because of COVID-19. Sixteen of the cases showed no identified risk factors, which is continued evidence of community transmission, which has been detected in every county in the state, officials said. Most of the remaining cases either traveled domestically or internationally or had close contact with a person diagnosed with COVID-19. >> COVID-19 in New Hampshire: What you need to knowOne hundred and forty seven cases have recovered from their illnesses.Nine deaths in the state have been attributed to the novel coronavirus disease.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
CONCORD, N.H. — New Hampshire health officials announced Sunday night there were 48 new cases of COVID-19 in the state.
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Officials said several of the new cases are still under investigation. Of the cases with complete information, 40% of the patients were female, while 60% were male, officials said.
The patients live in Hillsborough (17), Rockingham (16), Merrimack (5), Carroll (2), Cheshire (1) and Strafford (1) counties. Officials said they are still determining the counties of residence for six of the new patients.
>> Latest coronavirus coverage from WMUR
Six of the new patients were hospitalized, leading to a total of 92 patients who have been hospitalized because of COVID-19.
Sixteen of the cases showed no identified risk factors, which is continued evidence of community transmission, which has been detected in every county in the state, officials said. Most of the remaining cases either traveled domestically or internationally or had close contact with a person diagnosed with COVID-19.
>> COVID-19 in New Hampshire: What you need to know
One hundred and forty seven cases have recovered from their illnesses.
Nine deaths in the state have been attributed to the novel coronavirus disease.