May 18 update: 1,713 statewide COVID-19 cases

Mon, 05/18/2020 - 12:00pm

    AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 18, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

    Today, there are 1,713 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,533 confirmed cases and 180 probable cases. 

    Across the state, 1,053 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 71 people have died. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 223.

    Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 42 hospitalized, including 16 in critical care and 10 on a ventilator. There are 189 available critical care beds out of 394 total and 258 available ventilators of 314 total and 426 alternative ventilators. 

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

    The Maine CDC reports 33,035 total tests performed, as of May 13. “Maine CDC will publish the total number of tests 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 tests on a daily basis,” the Maine CDC website states. 

    By sex, 900 females have tested positive in the state and 813 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
    139
    66
    21
    2
    Aroostook
    7
    4
    1
     
    Cumberland 852
    465
    100
    36
    Franklin
    33
    24
    2
    1
    Hancock
    11
    9
    1
    1
    Kennebec
    121
    89
    18
    8
    Knox
    20
    17
    2
     
    Lincoln
    17
    12
     
     
    Oxford
    17
    16
    1
     
    Penobscot
    93
    80
    17
    1
    Piscataquis
    1
    1
     
     
    Sagadahoc
    27
    16
    5
     
    Somerset
    20
    14
     
     
    Waldo
    50
    34
    3
    14
    Washington
    2
    2
     
     
    York
    302
    204
    52
    8
    Unknown
    1
     
     
     

     

    Confirmed Cases by Age
    Age Range
    Count
    Percentage
    <20
    59
    3.4%
    20s
    205
    12.0%
    30s
    218
    12.7%
    40s
    259
    15.1%
    50s
    330
    19.3%
    60s
    267
    15.6%
    70s
    190
    11.1%
    80+
    185
    10.8%