May 6 update: New COVID-19 cases in Knox, Lincoln counties; one recovery in Waldo County

Wed, 05/06/2020 - 12:30pm

    AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 6, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.

    Today, there are 1,254 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,174 confirmed cases and 80 probable cases. 

    Across the state, 766 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 62 people have passed. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 191.

    Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 37 hospitalized, including 18 in critical care and 12 on a ventilator. There are 162 available critical care beds out of 320 total and 288 available ventilators of 318 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 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, 670 females have tested positive in the state and 584 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 12:40 p.m. 

    COVID-19 Cases by County    
    County
    Confirmed
    Recovered
    Hospitalization
    Deaths
    Androscoggin
    67
    35
    16
    2
    Aroostook
    6
    3
    1
     
    Cumberland 583
    357
    78
    30
    Franklin
    29
    19
    2
    1
    Hancock
    10
    9
    1
     
    Kennebec
    106
    42
    18
    8
    Knox
    17
    13
    2
     
    Lincoln
    14
    11
     
     
    Oxford
    16
    13
    1
     
    Penobscot
    87
    46
    16
     
    Piscataquis
    1
    1
     
     
    Sagadahoc
    20
    14
    5
     
    Somerset
    17
    14
     
     
    Waldo
    49
    29
    3
    13
    Washington
    2
    2
     
     
    York
    230
    158
    48
    8
    Unknown
    0
     
     
     

     

    Confirmed Cases by Age
    Age Range
    Count
    Percentage
    <20
    30
    2.4%
    20s
    139
    11.1%
    30s
    140
    11.2%
    40s
    181
    14.4%
    50s
    247
    19.7%
    60s
    205
    16.3%
    70s
    164
    13.1%
    80+
    148
    11.8%