May 19 update: COVID-19 recovery in Waldo County, hospitalization in Lincoln County

Tue, 05/19/2020 - 11:30am

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

    Today, there are 1,741 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,561 confirmed cases and 180 probable cases. 

    Across the state, 1,088 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 73 people have died. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 225.

    Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 44 hospitalized, including 19 in critical care and 11 on a ventilator. There are 185 available critical care beds out of 395 total and 253 available ventilators of 314 total and 439 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, 908 females have tested positive in the state and 833 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 11:30 a.m. 

    COVID-19 Cases by County    
    County
    Confirmed
    Recovered
    Hospitalization
    Deaths
    Androscoggin
    151
    71
    22
    2
    Aroostook
    7
    4
    1
     
    Cumberland 863
    487
    100
    38
    Franklin
    33
    24
    2
    1
    Hancock
    11
    9
    1
    1
    Kennebec
    120
    89
    18
    8
    Knox
    20
    17
    2
     
    Lincoln
    17
    12
    1
     
    Oxford
    17
    16
    1
     
    Penobscot
    94
    81
    17
    1
    Piscataquis
    1
    1
     
     
    Sagadahoc
    27
    16
    5
     
    Somerset
    20
    14
     
     
    Waldo
    50
    35
    3
    14
    Washington
    2
    2
     
     
    York
    307
    210
    52
    8
    Unknown
    1
     
     
     

     

    Confirmed Cases by Age
    Age Range
    Count
    Percentage
    <20
    63
    3.6%
    20s
    210
    12.1%
    30s
    222
    12.8%
    40s
    266
    15.3%
    50s
    332
    19.1%
    60s
    269
    15.5%
    70s
    192
    11.0%
    80+
    187
    10.7%