April 24 COVID-19 update: Knox County individual recovers, 965 statewide cases

Fri, 04/24/2020 - 12:15pm

    AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 24, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.

    Today, there are 965 cases confirmed across the state. 

    Across the state, 499 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 47 people have passed. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 152.

    Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 39 hospitalized, including 17 in critical care and seven on a ventilator. There are 159 available critical care beds out of 313 total and 287 available ventilators of 314 total and 394 alternative ventilators.  

    The Maine CDC reports 16,784 negative cases, as of April 22. “Maine CDC will publish negative results once a week on Wednesdays. Because of the number of outside labs that are testing samples from Maine, it is not currently possible to post a complete count of negative tests on a daily basis,” the Maine CDC website states. 

    By sex, 523 females have tested positive in the state and 442 males have tested positive.  

    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 12:15 p.m. 

    COVID-19 Cases by County    
    County
    Confirmed
    Recovered
    Hospitalization
    Deaths
    Androscoggin
    38
    21
    11
    1
    Aroostook
    4
    1
     
     
    Cumberland 426
    232
    63
    24
    Franklin
    26
    6
    1
     
    Hancock
    8
    4
    1
     
    Kennebec
    100
    25
    14
    5
    Knox
    13
    9
    2
     
    Lincoln
    12
    9
     
     
    Oxford
    14
    11
    1
     
    Penobscot
    50
    33
    9
     
    Piscataquis
    1
    1
     
     
    Sagadahoc
    17
    10
    5
     
    Somerset
    16
    6
     
     
    Waldo
    47
    17
    3
    10
    Washington
    2
    2
     
     
    York
    191
    112
    42
    7
    Unknown
    0
     
     
     

     

    Confirmed Cases by Age
    Age Range
    Count
    Percentage
    <20
    19
    2.0%
    20s
    101
    10.5%
    30s
    104
    10.8%
    40s
    128
    13.3%
    50s
    184
    19.1%
    60s
    167
    17.3%
    70s
    137
    14.2%
    80+
    125
    13.0%