May 7 update: Two recover from COVID-19 in Waldo County; statewide cases reach 1,330

Thu, 05/07/2020 - 11:45am

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 7, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.

Today, there are 1,330 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,231 confirmed cases and 99 probable cases. 

Across the state, 787 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 62 people have passed. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 192.

Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 39 hospitalized, including 16 in critical care and 11 on a ventilator. There are 149 available critical care beds out of 284 total and 187 available ventilators of 333 total and 411 alternative ventilators.  

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

The Maine CDC reports 22,092 negative cases, as of May 6. “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, 710 females have tested positive in the state and 617 males have tested positive. The sex of three individuals was listed by the Maine CDC as unknown. 

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
74
36
16
2
Aroostook
6
3
1
 
Cumberland 631
364
78
30
Franklin
31
19
2
1
Hancock
10
9
1
 
Kennebec
107
43
18
8
Knox
17
13
2
 
Lincoln
14
11
 
 
Oxford
17
15
1
 
Penobscot
89
49
16
 
Piscataquis
1
1
 
 
Sagadahoc
20
14
5
 
Somerset
17
14
 
 
Waldo
49
31
3
13
Washington
2
2
 
 
York
243
163
49
8
Unknown
2
 
 
 

 

Confirmed Cases by Age
Age Range
Count
Percentage
<20
31
2.3%
20s
143
10.8%
30s
147
11.1%
40s
198
14.9%
50s
264
19.8%
60s
218
16.4%
70s
167
12.6%
80+
162
12.2%