May 11 update: Knox County records new COVID-19 case, additional recovery

Mon, 05/11/2020 - 12:00pm

    AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 11, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

    Today, there are 1,462 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,328 confirmed cases and 134 probable cases. 

    Across the state, 872 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 65 people have died. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 200.

    Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 37 hospitalized, including 17 in critical care and nine on a ventilator. There are 157 available critical care beds out of 307 total and 224 available ventilators of 310 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, 782 females have tested positive in the state and 677 males have tested positive. The sex of three 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
    92
    44
    18
    2
    Aroostook
    6
    4
    1
     
    Cumberland 714
    385
    83
    31
    Franklin
    31
    19
    2
    1
    Hancock
    10
    9
    1
    1
    Kennebec
    110
    63
    18
    8
    Knox
    19
    14
    2
     
    Lincoln
    15
    12
     
     
    Oxford
    17
    15
    1
     
    Penobscot
    90
    68
    17
     
    Piscataquis
    1
    1
     
     
    Sagadahoc
    21
    15
    5
     
    Somerset
    17
    14
     
     
    Waldo
    49
    32
    3
    14
    Washington
    2
    2
     
     
    York
    262
    175
    49
    8
    Unknown
    6
     
     
     

     

    Confirmed Cases by Age
    Age Range
    Count
    Percentage
    <20
    45
    3.1%
    20s
    159
    10.9%
    30s
    170
    11.6%
    40s
    223
    15.3%
    50s
    284
    19.4%
    60s
    236
    16.1%
    70s
    176
    12.0%
    80+
    169
    11.6%