May 23 update: New COVID-19 case in Lincoln County; recovery in Knox County

Sat, 05/23/2020 - 11:30am

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 23, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Today, there are 2,013 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,804 confirmed cases and 209 probable cases. 

Across the state, 1,232 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 77 people have died. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 243.

Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 50 hospitalized, including 26 in critical care and 11 on a ventilator. There are 156 available critical care beds out of 388 total and 244 available ventilators of 318 total and 439 alternative ventilators. 

By sex, 1,046 females have tested positive in the state and 966 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 11:30 a.m. 

COVID-19 Cases by County    
County
Confirmed
Recovered
Hospitalization
Deaths
Androscoggin
227
87
23
2
Aroostook
8
6
2
1
Cumberland 1,009
572
110
40
Franklin
36
26
2
1
Hancock
11
9
1
1
Kennebec
126
96
21
9
Knox
20
18
2
 
Lincoln
19
12
2
 
Oxford
19
16
1
 
Penobscot
98
83
17
1
Piscataquis
1
1
 
 
Sagadahoc
28
19
5
 
Somerset
21
16
 
 
Waldo
51
35
3
14
Washington
2
2
 
 
York
337
234
54
8
Unknown
0
 
 
 

 

Confirmed Cases by Age
Age Range
Count
Percentage
<20
80
4.1%
20s
235
12.1%
30s
260
13.4%
40s
301
15.5%
50s
359
18.4%
60s
282
14.5%
70s
207
10.6%
80+
224
11.5%

 

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