The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported an increase of 80 coronavirus cases on Thursday and no new deaths.The number of Mainers with COVID-19 who have died remains at 146. There have been no new deaths reported in 12 days.The 80 additional cases bring the total in Maine since the outbreak began to 6,467. It is a new record for a single-day increase in cases. The old record was set back in May.The cases seen recently are being driven by community or household transmission every corner of the state, Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah said.Shah said the number of Mainers hospitalized with the virus has more than doubled over the past week.The positivity has increased from 0.42% two weeks ago to 0.75% as of Wednesday. Maine’s positivity rate is still well below the national average of 7.3%Shah said cases are increasing in all parts of the state.MAINE CORONAVIRUS DATA: Deaths: 146 Total Cases: 6,467 Confirmed cases: 5,749 Probable cases: 718 Cumulative positivity rate: 1.20% 14-day positivity rate: 0.4% Patients recovered: 5,462 Active cases: 859 Currently hospitalized: 15 Patients in intensive care: 5Patients on ventilators: 2COVID-19 SYMPTOMSSymptoms of the coronavirus may include fever, cough, difficulty breathing and sore throat. Symptoms generally appear two to 14 days after exposure.Other symptoms include chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache and new loss of taste and/or smell.Health officials said most patients experience mild symptoms and can recover at home.However, some patients, particularly those with underlying medical conditions, may experience more severe respiratory illness.Coronavirus appears to spread in similar ways to the flu and the common cold, which includes through the air by coughing and sneezing, close personal contact such as touching and shaking hands and touching an object or surface with the virus on it, then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.Anyone experiencing symptoms is urged to call their health care provider and not just show up in person.COVID-19 RESOURCES:StrengthenME: The Maine Department of Health and Human Services created StrengtheME to help Mainers cope with the stress and uncertainty of the pandemic. The program offers a hotline that is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Anyone in need of assistance can call the hotline at 207-221-8198.Maine Helps: The Maine Helps website offers ways Mainers can directly help nonprofits, health care and businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak.FrontLine WarmLine: Maine Department of Health and Human Services phone line to help Mainers who are working on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak. The phone line will be staffed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day by calling 207-221-8196 or 866-367-4440 or by texting 898-211.
AUGUSTA, Maine —
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported an increase of 80 coronavirus cases on Thursday and no new deaths.
The number of Mainers with COVID-19 who have died remains at 146. There have been no new deaths reported in 12 days.
The 80 additional cases bring the total in Maine since the outbreak began to 6,467. It is a new record for a single-day increase in cases. The old record was set back in May.
The cases seen recently are being driven by community or household transmission every corner of the state, Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah said.
Shah said the number of Mainers hospitalized with the virus has more than doubled over the past week.
The positivity has increased from 0.42% two weeks ago to 0.75% as of Wednesday. Maine’s positivity rate is still well below the national average of 7.3%
Shah said cases are increasing in all parts of the state.
MAINE CORONAVIRUS DATA:
- Deaths: 146
- Total Cases: 6,467
- Confirmed cases: 5,749
- Probable cases: 718
- Cumulative positivity rate: 1.20%
- 14-day positivity rate: 0.4%
- Patients recovered: 5,462
- Active cases: 859
- Currently hospitalized: 15
- Patients in intensive care: 5
- Patients on ventilators: 2
COVID-19 SYMPTOMS
Symptoms of the coronavirus may include fever, cough, difficulty breathing and sore throat. Symptoms generally appear two to 14 days after exposure.
Other symptoms include chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache and new loss of taste and/or smell.
Health officials said most patients experience mild symptoms and can recover at home.
However, some patients, particularly those with underlying medical conditions, may experience more severe respiratory illness.
Coronavirus appears to spread in similar ways to the flu and the common cold, which includes through the air by coughing and sneezing, close personal contact such as touching and shaking hands and touching an object or surface with the virus on it, then touching your mouth, nose or eyes.
Anyone experiencing symptoms is urged to call their health care provider and not just show up in person.
COVID-19 RESOURCES:
StrengthenME: The Maine Department of Health and Human Services created StrengtheME to help Mainers cope with the stress and uncertainty of the pandemic. The program offers a hotline that is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Anyone in need of assistance can call the hotline at 207-221-8198.
Maine Helps: The Maine Helps website offers ways Mainers can directly help nonprofits, health care and businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak.
FrontLine WarmLine: Maine Department of Health and Human Services phone line to help Mainers who are working on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak. The phone line will be staffed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day by calling 207-221-8196 or 866-367-4440 or by texting 898-211.