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%