Rochester now back showing 1-4 active virus cases after brief respite

Active cases as reported by state DHHS on Sunday.

CONCORD - State health officials on Sunday reported 23 new positive test results for COVID-19, including three from Strafford County and three juveniles.

Two new hospitalized cases were identified for a current total of 20, down seven from Saturday. No new deaths were reported.

Another hopeful trend includes the numbers of individuals being monitored for the virus, which had been hovering near 3,500 for several weeks, but slipped to 3,300 on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Rochester, whose numbers had been skewed due to faulty reporting by state DHHS for about seven weeks, now show 1-4 cases in the city. Other local numbers put Dover at eight, Somersworth at six, Farmington, Barrington and Strafford at 1-4 and Milton with none.

More COVID numbers from New Hampshire

NH Persons who have contracted COVID-19 6,436

Recovered 5,438 (84%)

Deaths Attributed to COVID-19 409 (6%)

Total Current COVID-19 Cases 589

Persons Being Monitored in NH (approximate point in time) 3,300