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Maine CDC reports 1 new coronavirus-related death; 21 new cases Updated: 11:43 AM EDT Jul 11, 2020 The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported one new coronavirus-related death and 21 new cases on Saturday.That puts the number of Mainers with COVID-19 who have died at 112.The 21 new cases brings the total in Maine to 3,520.A total of 2,972 Mainers have recovered from the virus, which is an increase of 41 over the past 24 hours.Slow the spread: CLICK HERE to read the CDC guidelines on coronavirusMAINE CORONAVIRUS DATA: Deaths: 112 Total cases: 3,520 Confirmed cases: 3,131 Probable cases: 389 Cumulat...

ATLANTA (CNN) — Coronavirus damages not only the lungs, but the kidneys, liver, heart, brain and nervous system, skin and gastrointestinal tract, doctors said Friday in a review of reports about COVID-19 patients. The team at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York City — one of the hospitals flooded with patients in the spring — went through their own experiences and collected reports from other medical teams around the world. Their comprehensive picture shows the coronavirus attacks virtually every major system in the human body, directly damaging organs and causing the blood to clot, the heart to lose its healthy rhythm, the kidneys to shed blood and protein and the skin to erupt in rashes. It causes headaches, dizziness, muscle aches, stomach pain and other symptoms ...

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