Omicron surge rolls on, but hospitalizations statewide drop by more than 10%

CONCORD - State DHHS officials announced 4,263 new COVID-19 cases over the long holiday and weekend including backlog cases.

On Monday 380 new positive test results for COVID-19 were identified. DHHS also announced 1,378 new cases from Thursday, 1,275 new cases from Friday, and 624 new cases from Saturday. Additionally, DHHS announced an additional 57 new cases from Dec. 18 for a new total of 1,812; an additional 28 new cases from Dec. 19 for a new total of 1,296; an additional 99 new cases from Dec. 20 for a new total of 776; an additional 300 new cases from Dec. 21 for a new total of 1,299; and an additional 122 new cases from Dec. 22 for a new total of 1,210. There are now 8,026 current COVID-19 cases diagnosed in New Hampshire.

Of those with complete information, there are 829 individuals under 18 and 302 new cases in Strafford County.

DHHS also announced 30 additional deaths, including a man and woman from Strafford County, both over 60.

There are currently 397 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19, down from 254 two weeks ago.

In New Hampshire, since the start of the pandemic, there have been a total of 194,470 cases of COVID-19 diagnosed.

New Hampshire 2019 Novel Coronavirus Summary Report