Aug. 12 update: Midcoast adds 30 new COVID-19 cases Friday, August 12, 2022
Aug. 11 update: Midcoast adds 30 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, August 11, 2022
Aug. 10 update: Midcoast adds 23 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Aug. 9 update: Midcoast adds 45 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Aug. 6 update: Midcoast adds 28 new COVID-19 cases Saturday, August 6, 2022
Aug. 5 update: Midcoast adds 25 new COVID-19 cases Friday, August 5, 2022
Aug. 4 update: Midcoast adds 29 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, August 4, 2022
PBMC adjusts COVID testing hours Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Aug. 3 update: Midcoast adds 33 new COVID-19 cases, four new deaths Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Aug. 2 update: Midcoast adds 36 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, August 2, 2022
AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths in the state of Maine.
Maine CDC conducts case investigations and contact tracing Monday through Friday. As a result, COVID-19 case data will be updated Tuesday through Saturday. Case data will not be updated Sunday and Monday or on holidays.
“Daily case counts are, and always have been, an underestimate of the true number of cases out there," Dr. Nirav Shah, Director of the Maine CDC, said in a January press briefing. “At this point in the pandemic, case counts are the not the metric of the moment.”
Knox County, since March 2020, has recorded 6,672 cases, 88 hospitalizations and 40 deaths. This data includes an increase of five new cases and one new hospitalization since yesterday’s update.
Waldo County, since March 2020, has recorded 6,772 cases, 115 hospitalizations and 61 deaths. This data includes an increase of 11 new cases since yesterday’s update.
Lincoln County, since March 2020, has recorded 5,800 cases, 81 hospitalizations and 36 deaths. This data includes a increase of nine new cases since yesterday’s update.
The above data represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have been tested for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC.
“Data are about individuals who claim residency in Maine regardless of what state they were tested in, or where they are currently living,” the Maine CDC says. “For example, an individual who claims residency in Maine but lives in Florida will appear in this data even if they were living in Florida at the time of illness. County listings are by residence of patient, not location of the hospital or testing location.”
There have been more than 265,200 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 across the state since the outbreak began in March 2020. A confirmed case represents when SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected using a molecular amplification test (e.g. PCR) from any approved lab.
Across the state, 2,400 individuals have passed away since the start of the outbreak after testing positive for COVID-19.
The cumulative number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state since the start of the outbreak stands at more than 5,000.
Looking at present statewide hospital COVID-19 data, there are presently 153 hospitalized, including 21 in critical care and eight on a ventilator.
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