May 6 update: New COVID-19 cases in Knox, Lincoln counties; one recovery in Waldo County

Wed, 05/06/2020 - 12:30pm

AUGUSTA — The Maine CDC has updated its list, May 6, of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state of Maine.

Today, there are 1,254 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,174 confirmed cases and 80 probable cases. 

Across the state, 766 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 62 people have passed. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 191.

Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 37 hospitalized, including 18 in critical care and 12 on a ventilator. There are 162 available critical care beds out of 320 total and 288 available ventilators of 318 total and 395 alternative ventilators.  

To view the Maine CDC’s interactive COVID-19 case trends and rates, please click here

The Maine CDC reports 22,092 negative cases, as of May 6. “Maine CDC will publish negative results 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 negative tests on a daily basis,” the Maine CDC website states. 

By sex, 670 females have tested positive in the state and 584 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 12:40 p.m. 

COVID-19 Cases by County    
County
Confirmed
Recovered
Hospitalization
Deaths
Androscoggin
67
35
16
2
Aroostook
6
3
1
 
Cumberland 583
357
78
30
Franklin
29
19
2
1
Hancock
10
9
1
 
Kennebec
106
42
18
8
Knox
17
13
2
 
Lincoln
14
11
 
 
Oxford
16
13
1
 
Penobscot
87
46
16
 
Piscataquis
1
1
 
 
Sagadahoc
20
14
5
 
Somerset
17
14
 
 
Waldo
49
29
3
13
Washington
2
2
 
 
York
230
158
48
8
Unknown
0
 
 
 

 

Confirmed Cases by Age
Age Range
Count
Percentage
<20
30
2.4%
20s
139
11.1%
30s
140
11.2%
40s
181
14.4%
50s
247
19.7%
60s
205
16.3%
70s
164
13.1%
80+
148
11.8%