April 26 update: New Knox County COVID-19 case; Lincoln County resident recovers

Sun, 04/26/2020 - 11:00am

    AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, April 26, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.

    Today, there are 1,015 cases confirmed across the state. 

    Across the state, 532 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 50 people have passed. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 159.

    Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 39 hospitalized, including 17 in critical care and seven on a ventilator. There are 162 available critical care beds out of 329 total and 296 available ventilators of 315 total and 394 alternative ventilators.  

    The Maine CDC reports 16,784 negative cases, as of April 22. “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, 550 females have tested positive in the state and 465 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 with the latest coronavirus numbers from across the state. Today’s update came at 10:30 a.m. 

    COVID-19 Cases by County  
    County
    Confirmed
    Recovered
    Hospitalization
    Deaths
    Androscoggin
    42
    23
    11
    2
    Aroostook
    4
    1
     
     
    Cumberland454
    239
    66
    24
    Franklin
    27
    7
    1
     
    Hancock
    9
    4
    1
     
    Kennebec
    101
    30
    14
    5
    Knox
    14
    10
    2
     
    Lincoln
    12
    10
     
     
    Oxford
    15
    12
    1
     
    Penobscot
    53
    35
    11
     
    Piscataquis
    1
    1
     
     
    Sagadahoc
    18
    11
    5
     
    Somerset
    17
    8
     
     
    Waldo
    48
    18
    3
    11
    Washington
    2
    2
     
     
    York
    196
    121
    44
    7
    Unknown
    2
     
     
     

     

    Confirmed Cases by Age
    Age Range
    Count
    Percentage
    <20
    21
    2.1%
    20s
    106
    10.4%
    30s
    106
    10.4%
    40s
    135
    13.3%
    50s
    195
    19.2%
    60s
    173
    17.0%
    70s
    142
    14.0%
    80+
    137
    13.5%