May 12 update: Waldo County individual recovers from COVID-19; 1,477 cases statewide

Tue, 05/12/2020 - 12:30pm

    AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 12, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

    Today, there are 1,477 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,338 confirmed cases and 139 probable cases. 

    Across the state, 913 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 202.

    Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 34 hospitalized, including 17 in critical care and eight on a ventilator. There are 130 available critical care beds out of 303 total and 228 available ventilators of 314 total and 407 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, 788 females have tested positive in the state and 686 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 12:30 p.m. 

    COVID-19 Cases by County    
    County
    Confirmed
    Recovered
    Hospitalization
    Deaths
    Androscoggin
    97
    48
    19
    2
    Aroostook
    6
    4
    1
     
    Cumberland 721
    401
    83
    31
    Franklin
    31
    21
    2
    1
    Hancock
    10
    9
    1
    1
    Kennebec
    111
    77
    18
    8
    Knox
    19
    14
    2
     
    Lincoln
    15
    12
     
     
    Oxford
    17
    15
    1
     
    Penobscot
    90
    69
    17
     
    Piscataquis
    1
    1
     
     
    Sagadahoc
    21
    16
    5
     
    Somerset
    17
    14
     
     
    Waldo
    49
    33
    3
    14
    Washington
    2
    2
     
     
    York
    264
    177
    50
    8
    Unknown
    6
     
     
     

     

    Confirmed Cases by Age
    Age Range
    Count
    Percentage
    <20
    46
    3.1%
    20s
    161
    10.9%
    30s
    172
    11.6%
    40s
    227
    15.4%
    50s
    285
    19.3%
    60s
    239
    16.2%
    70s
    176
    11.9%
    80+
    171
    11.6%