May 8 update: New COVID-19 cases in Knox, Lincoln counties; a recovery in Waldo County

Fri, 05/08/2020 - 11:45am

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 8, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Today, there are 1,374 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,246 confirmed cases and 110 probable cases. 

Across the state, 836 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 63 people have passed. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 194.

Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 44 hospitalized, including 23 in critical care and 10 on a ventilator. There are 137 available critical care beds out of 284 total and 200 available ventilators of 333 total and 411 alternative ventilators. (The Maine CDC says the number of total critical care beds and total ventilators are reflective of May 7, and will be updated at 2:30 p.m. today) 

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, 733 females have tested positive in the state and 639 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 noon.

COVID-19 Cases by County    
County
Confirmed
Recovered
Hospitalization
Deaths
Androscoggin
78
40
16
2
Aroostook
6
4
1
 
Cumberland 658
373
80
30
Franklin
31
19
2
1
Hancock
10
9
1
1
Kennebec
108
58
18
8
Knox
18
13
2
 
Lincoln
15
11
 
 
Oxford
17
15
1
 
Penobscot
89
62
16
 
Piscataquis
1
1
 
 
Sagadahoc
20
15
5
 
Somerset
17
14
 
 
Waldo
49
32
3
13
Washington
2
2
 
 
York
249
168
49
8
Unknown
6
 
 
 

 

Confirmed Cases by Age
Age Range
Count
Percentage
<20
33
2.4%
20s
150
10.9%
30s
156
11.4%
40s
209
15.2%
50s
270
19.7%
60s
223
16.2%
70s
170
12.4%
80+
163
11.9%