April 27 update: Only eight new COVID-19 cases statewide

Mon, 04/27/2020 - 11:30am

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 27, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.

Today, there are 1,023 cases confirmed across the state. 

Across the state, 549 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 51 people have died. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 161.

Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 39 hospitalized, including 16 in critical care and seven on a ventilator. There are 169 available critical care beds out of 330 total and 298 available ventilators of 315 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, 554 females have tested positive in the state and 469 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 11:45 a.m. 

COVID-19 Cases by County  
County
Confirmed
Recovered
Hospitalization
Deaths
Androscoggin
42
23
11
2
Aroostook
4
1
1
 
Cumberland459
244
67
24
Franklin
27
7
1
1
Hancock
9
4
1
 
Kennebec
102
34
14
5
Knox
14
10
2
 
Lincoln
12
10
 
 
Oxford
15
12
1
 
Penobscot
55
38
11
 
Piscataquis
1
1
 
 
Sagadahoc
18
11
5
 
Somerset
17
10
 
 
Waldo
48
18
3
11
Washington
2
2
 
 
York
196
124
44
7
Unknown
2
 
 
 

 

Confirmed Cases by Age
Age Range
Count
Percentage
<20
21
2.1%
20s
107
10.5%
30s
106
10.4%
40s
136
13.3%
50s
195
19.1%
60s
176
17.2%
70s
144
14.1%
80+
138
13.5%