AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated COVID-19 confirmed and probable case data by ZIP code. 

With the data update, the Maine CDC continues to urge all individuals in Maine — resident or not — to abide by all established COVID-19 guidelines whether cases are within their particular ZIP code. 

Since the last update:
04354 increased from 20-49 cases to 50-99 cases
04841 increased from 181 cases to 190 cases
04843 increased from 62 cases to 67 cases
04849 increased from 63 cases to 64 cases
04856 increased from 66 cases to 69 cases
04861 increased from 65 cases to 66 cases
04862 increased from 66 cases to 67 cases
04864 increased from 106 cases to 111 cases
04915 increased from 182 cases to 183 cases
04988 increased from 28 cases to 31 cases

Do not rely solely on ZIP Code data when making decisions on what you should or should not do amid the pandemic, Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah said Oct. 28, during a COVID-19 update briefing. 

“While interesting and informative, the ZIP Code data is not a tool to calculate risk of engaging in certain activities,” said Dr. Shah. 

The Maine CDC noted there are three exceptions to the data release to ensure compliance with its privacy policy: case counts are suppressed in ZIP codes with fewer than 50 people; exact case counts are suppressed in all ZIP codes with five or fewer cases; in counties where total case counts are low enough that ZIP code data could indirectly reveal the identity of a case all ZIP codes in the county are suppressed. Furthermore, the Maine CDC sometimes will build in delays of data releases to protect patient privacy. 

As per Maine CDC guidance, the below table is sorted by ZIP code since some ZIP codes could span multiple towns. As such, Maine CDC noted the data should not be directly broken down by town and referred to instead by ZIP code. 

As of April 14, Knox County has recorded 869 cases since March 2020; Waldo County has recorded 758 and Lincoln County has recorded 733.

The below data was last updated April 14 by the Maine CDC using data as of April 11. Data updates are provided once per week, on Wednesdays or Thursdays, by the Maine CDC.