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The state likewise reported 19 extra verified cases and 907 general since the break out initially hit. Of those, 455 have actually recuperated.
3 more individuals have died from coronavirus in Maine, bringing the state’s overall to 39.
The deaths were reported late Wednesday early morning ahead of a 2 p.m. instruction with Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Nirav Shah.
In addition to the deaths, the CDC reported 19 additional validated cases, for a total of 907, with 455 people recovered.
The variety of active cases has actually been leveling off over the last week, which could be a sign that stay-at-home orders have actually been slowing the spread, however authorities still advise caution.
” Even though the number of recovered people is rising– it’s up 30 from the other day– we are still quite in the thick of things,” Shah stated Tuesday. “We are still seeing extra cases and offered the low numbers that we have in Maine, any one day’s modification is challenging to interpret.”
Confirmed cases have actually been reported in all 16 Maine counties, however three (Cumberland, York and Kennebec) have accounted for 75 percent.
2 of the brand-new deaths reported Wednesday remained in Waldo County, which has now seen 10 deaths credited to COVID-19 The other remained in Cumberland County, which has actually seen the most deaths, with 18.
The state presently has a sufficient supply of important care beds and ventilators. Since Wednesday, there were 170 of 314 beds offered throughout the state, along with 277 of 333 ventilators readily available, plus 367 alternate ventilators.
A male crosses a nearly-deserted Congress Street in Portland on Wednesday, April22 Staff Image by Gregory Rec
Up until now, 14,076 people in Maine have evaluated negative, as of April15 Those numbers have actually been updated weekly and another upgrade was anticipated Wednesday.
The state continues to keep an eye on break outs at numerous long-lasting care centers, consisting of: the Augusta Center for Health and Rehabilitation, Tall Pines nursing home in Belfast, the Maine Veterans’ Home in Scarborough, Falmouth By the Sea and The Cedars in Portland. Those five centers have actually reported 120 confirmed cases among residents and 63 infections among team member as well as 16 deaths.
The CDC likewise has actually confirmed that it’s examining a possible break out at John F. Murphy Residences in Auburn. The company operates numerous groups houses for grownups with developmental impairments and autism spectrum disorders.
Around 1 in 4 cases to date have been health care workers, although that out of proportion share is likely due, in part, to the reality that health care professionals are among the leading concerns for screening because of their higher threats of infection and transmitting the disease to others.
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