May 9 update: Lincoln County individual recovers from COVID-19; 1,408 statewide cases

Sat, 05/09/2020 - 12:00pm

    AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 9, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

    Today, there are 1,408 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,287 confirmed cases and 121 probable cases. 

    Across the state, 857 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 64 people have died. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 198.

    Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 43 hospitalized, including 22 in critical care and 10 on a ventilator. There are 141 available critical care beds out of 304 total and 220 available ventilators of 317 total and 413 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, 754 females have tested positive in the state and 652 males have tested positive. The sex of two 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
    82
    41
    17
    2
    Aroostook
    6
    4
    1
     
    Cumberland 685
    382
    82
    30
    Franklin
    31
    19
    2
    1
    Hancock
    10
    9
    1
    1
    Kennebec
    109
    58
    18
    8
    Knox
    18
    13
    2
     
    Lincoln
    15
    12
     
     
    Oxford
    17
    15
    1
     
    Penobscot
    89
    67
    17
     
    Piscataquis
    1
    1
     
     
    Sagadahoc
    20
    15
    5
     
    Somerset
    17
    14
     
     
    Waldo
    49
    32
    3
    14
    Washington
    2
    2
     
     
    York
    256
    173
    49
    8
    Unknown
    1
     
     
     

     

    Confirmed Cases by Age
    Age Range
    Count
    Percentage
    <20
    34
    2.4%
    20s
    154
    10.9%
    30s
    159
    11.3%
    40s
    217
    15.4%
    50s
    278
    19.7%
    60s
    228
    16.2%
    70s
    173
    12.3%
    80+
    165
    11.7%