May 8 update: New COVID-19 cases in Knox, Lincoln counties; a recovery in Waldo County

Fri, 05/08/2020 - 11:45am

    AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 8, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

    Today, there are 1,374 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,246 confirmed cases and 110 probable cases. 

    Across the state, 836 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 63 people have passed. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 194.

    Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 44 hospitalized, including 23 in critical care and 10 on a ventilator. There are 137 available critical care beds out of 284 total and 200 available ventilators of 333 total and 411 alternative ventilators. (The Maine CDC says the number of total critical care beds and total ventilators are reflective of May 7, and will be updated at 2:30 p.m. today) 

    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, 733 females have tested positive in the state and 639 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
    78
    40
    16
    2
    Aroostook
    6
    4
    1
     
    Cumberland 658
    373
    80
    30
    Franklin
    31
    19
    2
    1
    Hancock
    10
    9
    1
    1
    Kennebec
    108
    58
    18
    8
    Knox
    18
    13
    2
     
    Lincoln
    15
    11
     
     
    Oxford
    17
    15
    1
     
    Penobscot
    89
    62
    16
     
    Piscataquis
    1
    1
     
     
    Sagadahoc
    20
    15
    5
     
    Somerset
    17
    14
     
     
    Waldo
    49
    32
    3
    13
    Washington
    2
    2
     
     
    York
    249
    168
    49
    8
    Unknown
    6
     
     
     

     

    Confirmed Cases by Age
    Age Range
    Count
    Percentage
    <20
    33
    2.4%
    20s
    150
    10.9%
    30s
    156
    11.4%
    40s
    209
    15.2%
    50s
    270
    19.7%
    60s
    223
    16.2%
    70s
    170
    12.4%
    80+
    163
    11.9%