After delay, Maine CDC announces new COVID-19 case in Lincoln County

Sun, 05/24/2020 - 1:15pm

    AUGUSTA — After a delay in releasing updated data by the promised deadline, the Maine CDC has updated its list, May 24, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

    Today, there are 2,055 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,845 confirmed cases and 210 probable cases. 

    Across the state, 1,263 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 78 people have died. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 252.

    Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 59 hospitalized, including 27 in critical care and 13 on a ventilator. There are 165 available critical care beds out of 391 total and 242 available ventilators of 316 total and 439 alternative ventilators. 

    By sex, 1,065 females have tested positive in the state and 989 males have tested positive. One person’s sex is listed as unknown by the Maine CDC. 

    To view the Maine CDC’s interactive COVID-19 case trends and rates, please click here

    The below cases represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Maine CDC. 

    “This is likely an underrepresentation of the true number of cases in Maine since not all individuals are being tested,” the Maine CDC says. “For individuals not considered to be at high risk, medical providers are currently advised to diagnose COVID-19 based on symptoms.” 

    Each day, the Maine CDC updates its COVID-19 data on its website with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state. Today’s update came at 1:10 p.m. 

    COVID-19 Cases by County    
    County
    Confirmed
    Recovered
    Hospitalization
    Deaths
    Androscoggin
    233
    93
    24
    2
    Aroostook
    8
    6
    2
    1
    Cumberland 1,032
    590
    114
    40
    Franklin
    36
    27
    2
    1
    Hancock
    11
    9
    1
    1
    Kennebec
    128
    96
    22
    9
    Knox
    20
    18
    2
     
    Lincoln
    20
    12
    2
     
    Oxford
    21
    16
    1
     
    Penobscot
    98
    83
    17
    1
    Piscataquis
    1
    1
     
     
    Sagadahoc
    28
    19
    5
     
    Somerset
    21
    16
     
     
    Waldo
    51
    36
    4
    14
    Washington
    2
    2
     
     
    York
    344
    239
    56
    9
    Unknown
    0
     
     
     

     

    Confirmed Cases by Age
    Age Range
    Count
    Percentage
    <20
    88
    4.3%
    20s
    252
    12.3%
    30s
    274
    13.3%
    40s
    319
    15.5%
    50s
    377
    18.3%
    60s
    290
    14.1%
    70s
    221
    10.8%
    80+
    234
    11.4%

     

    All Reported COVID-19 Tests in Maine (As of May 20)

    Result
    Antibody
    PCR
    Total
    Positive
    177
    2,201
    2,378
    Negative
    2,704
    35,450
    38,154
    Indeterminate
    3
    74
    77
    Total
    2,884
    37,725
    40,609