May 19 update: COVID-19 recovery in Waldo County, hospitalization in Lincoln County

Tue, 05/19/2020 - 11:30am

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

Today, there are 1,741 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases across the state, including 1,561 confirmed cases and 180 probable cases. 

Across the state, 1,088 people have recovered from COVID-19, while 73 people have died. The number of people hospitalized, at some point during their illness, across the state stands at 225.

Looking at hospital COVID-19 data, there are currently 44 hospitalized, including 19 in critical care and 11 on a ventilator. There are 185 available critical care beds out of 395 total and 253 available ventilators of 314 total and 439 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, 908 females have tested positive in the state and 833 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 11:30 a.m. 

COVID-19 Cases by County    
County
Confirmed
Recovered
Hospitalization
Deaths
Androscoggin
151
71
22
2
Aroostook
7
4
1
 
Cumberland 863
487
100
38
Franklin
33
24
2
1
Hancock
11
9
1
1
Kennebec
120
89
18
8
Knox
20
17
2
 
Lincoln
17
12
1
 
Oxford
17
16
1
 
Penobscot
94
81
17
1
Piscataquis
1
1
 
 
Sagadahoc
27
16
5
 
Somerset
20
14
 
 
Waldo
50
35
3
14
Washington
2
2
 
 
York
307
210
52
8
Unknown
1
 
 
 

 

Confirmed Cases by Age
Age Range
Count
Percentage
<20
63
3.6%
20s
210
12.1%
30s
222
12.8%
40s
266
15.3%
50s
332
19.1%
60s
269
15.5%
70s
192
11.0%
80+
187
10.7%