May 16 update: New COVID-19 case in Lincoln County; recovery in Knox County

Sat, 05/16/2020 - 12:00pm

    AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 16, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

    Today, there are 1,648 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,447 confirmed cases and 171 probable cases. 

    Across the state, 1,012 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 70 people have died. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 214.

    Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 37 hospitalized, including 19 in critical care and 10 on a ventilator. There are 174 available critical care beds out of 360 total and 250 available ventilators of 311 total and 426 alternative ventilators. 

    To view the Maine CDC’s interactive COVID-19 case trends and rates, please click here

    The Maine CDC reports 33,035 total tests performed, as of May 13. “Maine CDC will publish the total number of tests 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 tests on a daily basis,” the Maine CDC website states. 

    By sex, 867 females have tested positive in the state and 781 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 noon. 

    COVID-19 Cases by County    
    County
    Confirmed
    Recovered
    Hospitalization
    Deaths
    Androscoggin
    120
    62
    20
    2
    Aroostook
    7
    4
    1
     
    Cumberland 821
    447
    92
    35
    Franklin
    33
    24
    2
    1
    Hancock
    10
    9
    1
    1
    Kennebec
    120
    81
    18
    8
    Knox
    21
    16
    2
     
    Lincoln
    17
    12
     
     
    Oxford
    17
    16
    1
     
    Penobscot
    93
    79
    17
    1
    Piscataquis
    1
    1
     
     
    Sagadahoc
    26
    16
    5
     
    Somerset
    20
    14
     
     
    Waldo
    50
    34
    3
    14
    Washington
    2
    2
     
     
    York
    288
    195
    52
    8
    Unknown
    2
     
     
     

     

    Confirmed Cases by Age
    Age Range
    Count
    Percentage
    <20
    54
    3.3%
    20s
    194
    11.8%
    30s
    201
    12.2%
    40s
    257
    15.6%
    50s
    317
    19.2%
    60s
    260
    15.8%
    70s
    186
    11.3%
    80+
    179
    10.9%