May 16 update: New COVID-19 case in Lincoln County; recovery in Knox County

Sat, 05/16/2020 - 12:00pm

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 16, of COVID-19 cases in the state of Maine.

Today, there are 1,648 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,447 confirmed cases and 171 probable cases. 

Across the state, 1,012 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 70 people have died. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 214.

Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 37 hospitalized, including 19 in critical care and 10 on a ventilator. There are 174 available critical care beds out of 360 total and 250 available ventilators of 311 total and 426 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, 867 females have tested positive in the state and 781 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 noon. 

COVID-19 Cases by County    
County
Confirmed
Recovered
Hospitalization
Deaths
Androscoggin
120
62
20
2
Aroostook
7
4
1
 
Cumberland 821
447
92
35
Franklin
33
24
2
1
Hancock
10
9
1
1
Kennebec
120
81
18
8
Knox
21
16
2
 
Lincoln
17
12
 
 
Oxford
17
16
1
 
Penobscot
93
79
17
1
Piscataquis
1
1
 
 
Sagadahoc
26
16
5
 
Somerset
20
14
 
 
Waldo
50
34
3
14
Washington
2
2
 
 
York
288
195
52
8
Unknown
2
 
 
 

 

Confirmed Cases by Age
Age Range
Count
Percentage
<20
54
3.3%
20s
194
11.8%
30s
201
12.2%
40s
257
15.6%
50s
317
19.2%
60s
260
15.8%
70s
186
11.3%
80+
179
10.9%