May 2 update: COVID-19 cases reach 1,152 statewide

Sat, 05/02/2020 - 11:45am

    AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 2, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.

    Today, there are 1,152 cases confirmed across the state. 

    Across the state, 689 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 56 people have passed. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 181.

    Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 36 hospitalized, including 19 in critical care and 10 on a ventilator. There are 160 available critical care beds out of 320 total and 290 available ventilators of 315 total and 395 alternative ventilators.  

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

    The Maine CDC reports 19,546 negative cases, as of April 29. “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, 615 females have tested positive in the state and 537 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 11:45 a.m. 

    COVID-19 Cases by County    
    County
    Confirmed
    Recovered
    Hospitalization
    Deaths
    Androscoggin
    54
    29
    12
    2
    Aroostook
    5
    3
    1
     
    Cumberland 527
    315
    75
    27
    Franklin
    28
    13
    1
    1
    Hancock
    10
    8
    1
     
    Kennebec
    104
    39
    17
    6
    Knox
    16
    13
    2
     
    Lincoln
    13
    10
     
     
    Oxford
    15
    12
    1
     
    Penobscot
    82
    43
    16
     
    Piscataquis
    1
    1
     
     
    Sagadahoc
    19
    13
    5
     
    Somerset
    17
    14
     
     
    Waldo
    49
    28
    3
    13
    Washington
    2
    2
     
     
    York
    210
    146
    47
    7
    Unknown
    0
     
     
     

     

    Confirmed Cases by Age
    Age Range
    Count
    Percentage
    <20
    26
    2.3%
    20s
    124
    10.8%
    30s
    122
    10.6%
    40s
    165
    14.3%
    50s
    222
    19.3%
    60s
    195
    16.9%
    70s
    154
    13.4%
    80+
    144
    12.5%