Health officials say patient was man older than 60 with underlying health conditions

A second person in New Hampshire has died of COVID-19, health officials said Friday.The man was a resident of Hillsborough County who was older than 60 and had multiple underlying health conditions, health officials said.Officials also said there were 29 new positive tests results for the coronavirus, bringing New Hampshire's total to 187. Four of the new cases have been hospitalized, officials said. In all, 30 patients, or about 16%, have been hospitalized.Health officials said 16 of the new cases had no identified risk factors, showing that community-based transmission of COVID-19 continues to increase in the state. The other cases involved people who had either traveled or who had close contact with someone who was diagnosed with COVID-19.>> COVID-19 in New Hampshire: By the 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

A second person in New Hampshire has died of COVID-19, health officials said Friday.



The man was a resident of Hillsborough County who was older than 60 and had multiple underlying health conditions, health officials said.


Officials also said there were 29 new positive tests results for the coronavirus, bringing New Hampshire's total to 187. Four of the new cases have been hospitalized, officials said. In all, 30 patients, or about 16%, have been hospitalized.

Health officials said 16 of the new cases had no identified risk factors, showing that community-based transmission of COVID-19 continues to increase in the state. The other cases involved people who had either traveled or who had close contact with someone who was diagnosed with COVID-19.

>> COVID-19 in New Hampshire: By the numbers