UPDATE: Lincoln County’s third COVID-19 case moves to ‘confirmed’

Wed, 03/18/2020 - 12:15pm

UPDATE: The state’s online chart updated Thursday, March 19 shows Lincoln County with three confirmed results for coronavirus, and still none listed for Sagadahoc County.

Original post; Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday, Lincoln County has a third presumptive positive test result for coronavirus. Word came online in the agency’s daily update at noon, bringing the county’s total to three. The first two moved to confirmed status earlier this week. Presumptive positive tests are samples that test positive at non-governmental labs and are sent to HETL for validation. 

Further details on the new case were not available.