April 21 update: New COVID-19 case in Knox County; 888 statewide cases

Tue, 04/21/2020 - 11:45am

    AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 21, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.

    Today, there are 888 cases confirmed across the state. 

    Across the state, 443 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 36 people have passed. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 139.  

    Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 46 hospitalized, including 18 in critical care and nine on a ventilator.  There are 167 available critical care beds out of 320 total and 297 available ventilators of 338 total and 369 alternative ventilators.  

    The Maine CDC reports 14,076 negative cases, as of April 15. “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, 473 females have tested positive in the state and 415 males have tested positive.  

    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 by noon 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
    36
    19
    11
    1
    Aroostook
    2
    1
     
     
    Cumberland 386
    212
    59
    17
    Franklin
    13
    5
    1
     
    Hancock
    6
    2
    1
     
    Kennebec
    97
    24
    14
    4
    Knox
    13
    8
    2
     
    Lincoln
    12
    8
     
     
    Oxford
    14
    10
    1
     
    Penobscot
    46
    32
    8
     
    Piscataquis
    1
    1
     
     
    Sagadahoc
    17
    9
    5
     
    Somerset
    16
    4
     
     
    Waldo
    43
    5
    1
    8
    Washington
    2
    2
     
     
    York
    183
    101
    36
    6
    Unknown
    1
     
     
     

     

    Confirmed Cases by Age
    Age Range
    Count
    Percentage
    <20
    18
    2.0%
    20s
    87
    9.8%
    30s
    93
    10.5%
    40s
    119
    13.4%
    50s
    172
    19.4%
    60s
    152
    17.1%
    70s
    130
    14.6%
    80+
    117
    13.2%