The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported a new coronavirus-related death on Thursday and 40 additional cases, and the number of major people infected with COVID-19 who have died is now 142. The new reported death was of a man in his 50s from county York raises the additional forty cases the total number since the outbreak began in Maine to 5,431, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Maine said that 4,704 people have recovered from the Corona virus, an increase of 26 cases since Wednesday, and active cases rose from 572 on Wednesday to 585 on Thursday. Data: Fatalities: 142 Total Cases: 5,431 Confirmed Cases: 4,865 Potential Cases: 566 Cumulative Positive Rate: 1.40% 14-Day Positive Rate: 0.5% Recovered Patients: 4,704 Active Cases: 585 Currently In Hospital: 12 Patients in the ICU: 2 Patients on Ventilators: 1 Get the latest information on the Coronavirus from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Maine, as CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah raised his concern Thursday about the increase In cases over the past two weeks. There were 488 new cases of the virus during the past two weeks, which is 9% of the total cumulative cases since the outbreak began, and Shah said that young people had tested positive for the virus, which is worrisome because the data showed this. And increased cases among the elderly. He said that out of 488 cases during the past two weeks, 412 were unrelated to the ongoing outbreak. This shows that the virus is spreading from person to person in communities, Shah said, and York County remains a major concern. York County accounted for 40% of new cases in the past two weeks, while only 15% of the population of Maine, and there are also 17 open outbreaks in York County, accounting for more than half of the state’s outbreaks. While the situation in York County is worrisome, he said there have been new cases in all 16 of Maine counties. Noting that there are cases in areas that have seen few or no cases recently, Shah said that the expansion of checks means more cases are discovered, but it also shows that the virus infects every part of the state. Shah said the data showed that everyone is at risk, and symptoms of the Coronavirus may include fever, cough, difficulty breathing and sore throat. Symptoms generally appear two to 14 days after exposure, and other symptoms include frequent chills and shivering with chills, muscle aches, headache, and new loss of taste and / or smell, and health officials said most patients have mild symptoms and can recover at home. Some patients, especially those with underlying medical conditions, may suffer from more severe respiratory diseases, and it appears that the Corona virus is spreading in similar ways to influenza and colds, which include through the air through coughing and sneezing, and close personal contact such as touching and shaking your hands and touching any An object or surface with the virus on it, then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes. Anyone experiencing symptoms is encouraged to contact their health care provider and not appear in person. COVID-19 Resources: Maine Help: The Maine Helps offers ways Maine Helps can help nonprofits, healthcare, and businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak. FrontLine WarmLine: Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services phone line to help Mainers working on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak. The phone line will be operated from 8 AM until 8 PM every day by calling 207-221-8196 or 866-367-4440. Officials said the service will eventually include a text option. 211 min: the state’s 211 system can answer general questions about coronavirus from callers. Miners can also send a text message to 898-211 to answer their questions. NAMI Maine Resources: NAMI Maine offers several programs to help people with mental health concerns due to the COVID-19 crisis.
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported one new coronavirus-related death on Thursday and an additional 40 cases.
The number of people infected with COVID-19 who have died has now reached 142. The new death reported was of a man in his 50s from York County.
The additional 40 cases bring the total since the outbreak began in Maine to 5,431.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Maine said 4,704 people have recovered from the coronavirus, an increase of 26 since Wednesday.
Active cases increased from 572 on Wednesday to 585 on Thursday.
Coronavirus major history:
- Fatalities: 142
- Total cases: 5,431
- Confirmed cases: 4,865
- Possible cases: 566
- Cumulative positivity rate: 1.40%
- 14-Day Positivity Rate: 0.5%
- Number of patients recovered: 4704
- Active states: 585
- Currently in hospital: 12
- Patients in the intensive care unit: 2
- Patients on ventilators: 1
Get the latest information on Coronavirus from the Maine CDC
Cases increase in key areas
The director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Maine, Dr Nirav Shah, raised concern Thursday about the increase in cases over the past two weeks.
He said that 488 new cases of the virus had been recorded during the past two weeks, which represented 9% of the total cumulative cases since the start of the outbreak.
Shah said the young people had tested positive for the virus, which is of concern because the data showed that cases are preceding and increasing among the elderly.
He said that out of 488 cases during the past two weeks, 412 were unrelated to the ongoing outbreak. This shows that the virus is spreading from person to person in communities, Shah said.
Shah said York County remains a major concern. York County accounted for 40% of new cases in the past two weeks, while they accounted for only 15% of the population of Maine.
There are also 17 open outbreaks in York County, which account for more than half of the state’s outbreaks.
Shah added that while the situation in York County is worrisome, he said there have been new cases in all 16 of Maine counties. He said there have been cases in areas that have seen few or no cases recently.
Shah said the expanded testing means more cases will be discovered, but it is also showing the virus is affecting every part of the state. Shah said the data shows that everyone is at risk.
Symptoms of Covid-19 disease
Coronavirus symptoms may include fever, cough, trouble breathing, and sore throat. Symptoms generally appear 2 to 14 days after exposure.
Other symptoms include chills, frequent shivering with chills, muscle aches, headache and new loss of taste and / or smell.
Health officials said most patients had mild symptoms and were able to recover at home.
However, some patients, especially those with underlying medical conditions, may have more severe respiratory illnesses.
Coronavirus appears to spread in ways similar to influenza and colds, which include through the air through coughing and sneezing, and close personal contact such as touching, shaking hands, touching something or a surface with the virus on it, and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes.
Anyone experiencing symptoms is encouraged to contact their health care provider and not appear in person.
COVID-19 Resources:
- Maine helps: Maine Helps offers ways Maines can help nonprofits, healthcare, and companies during the COVID-19 outbreak.
- Warm front line: Maine Department of Health and Human Services phone line to help Mainers working on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak. The phone line will be operated from 8 AM until 8 PM every day by calling 207-221-8196 or 866-367-4440. Officials said the service will eventually include a text option.
- 211 min: State’s 211 System Can Answer Callers’ Questions About Coronavirus. Miners can also send a text message to 898-211 to answer their questions.
- NAMI Maine Resources: NAMI Maine offers several programs to help people with mental health concerns due to the COVID-19 crisis.
