Maine: Covid-19 cases - 4,667 cases; 134 fatalities

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Source: https://cfjctoday.com/2020/03/12/int...irus-in-maine/

International traveller is 1st case of new virus in Maine
Mar 12, 2020

AUGUSTA, Maine — A woman in her 50s who travelled internationally is the first person in Maine to test positive for the new coronavirus after voluntarily isolating herself and reporting to a hospital emergency room for testing, officials said Thursday.

The woman is self-quarantined at her home in Androscoggin County. Maine Center for Disease Control epidemiologists are speaking to her and her medical provider to assess travel history, and it has started to investigate possible community exposure, Gov. Janet Mills said...

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2 new presumptive positive Maine

Maine DHHS Press / News Release


March 13, 2020 Preliminary Testing Indicates Two New Presumptive Positive COVID-19 Cases in Maine


AUGUSTA – The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) was informed this morning by MaineHealth that preliminary testing in their lab indicates two more individuals in Maine have tested presumptively positive for the disease caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Those test samples have been sent to the Maine CDC for review and will require confirmation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.



Maine recorded its first presumptive positive testfor COVID-19 yesterday. That individual, a woman in her 50s from Androscoggin County, is in self-isolation at her home.

The two new preliminary presumptive positive tests are for a woman in her 20s, who is being cared for at Maine Medical Center in Portland, and a man in his 50s, who was screened at a MaineHealth outpatient clinic and is in self-isolation at home. County of residence information for the second individual will be released when available. Maine CDC staff, working closely with MaineHealth providers, has begun investigating the patients' travel histories under the assumption that the preliminary test results are presumptive positive.

The immediate concern is for the care and treatment of the individuals who have presumptively tested positive. Maine CDC will release further information today. Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav D. Shah will be available at 1 p.m. at the Department of Health and Human Services, 109 Capitol St. in Augusta for his daily media briefing, at which point he can provide more information on these cases if available.

Symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, shortness of breath, and lower respiratory distress. Individuals who exhibit those symptoms are advised to contact medical providers before going to a health care facility. Medical providers will make initial determinations about who should be tested.

On Thursday, Governor Janet Mills announcedthree steps in response to the first presumptive positive test for COVID-19 in Maine. These steps include: 1) proclaiming an insurance emergency to improve access to care and require private health insurance plans to cover costs related to coronavirus testing; 2) suspending all non-essential out-of-state work travel by State employees; and 3) recommending, on the advice of Maine CDC, that non-essential large, indoor gatherings of 250 attendees or more be postponed in order to delay a potential coronavirus outbreak and substantially reduce its spread.

Last week, Governor Mills convened a Coronavirus Response Team, led by Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah and comprised of key individuals in her Administration, to coordinate State government's response across departments and local agencies and health authorities to the threat of COVID-19. The response team builds on the work that has already been done by the Maine CDC to prepare for potential cases of COVID-19. For more information


Contact 211 Maine for answers to frequently asked questions on COVID-19:

• Dial 211 (or 1-866-811-5695)
• Text your ZIP code to 898-211
• Email info@211maine.org
• 211 is TTY and Video Relay accessible if calling from Maine
• Visit www.maine.gov/dhhs/coronavirus

Source: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/press-rel...tml?id=2220093

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Third Maine Person Tests Positive For New Coronavirus

By PATTY WIGHT • 2 MINUTES AGO
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A third person in Maine has tested presumptive positive for COVID-19.
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According to the Maine Center for Disease Control, the Cumberland county woman in her 40s is a close household contact of another individual who has tested presumptive positive.

Public health officials say there are also three preliminary presumptive positive...https://www.mainepublic.org/post/thi...ew-coronavirus

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Source: https://www.mainepublic.org/post/mai...tive-positives

Maine Now Has 7 Positive Coronavirus Cases And 5 Presumptive Positives
By Patty Wight • 10 minutes ago

Maine now has seven confirmed cases and five presumptive positive cases of the disease caused by the coronavirus.

The state Center for Disease Control says most of the presumptive cases are in Cumberland County. One is a male and the state’s first case under the age of 18 with a presumptive positive result...

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Source: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-sta...rus-cases-grow

Maine Advises Quarantine for 100 People as Virus Cases Grow
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention's director says the agency has advised quarantine for about 100 people due to exposure to coronavirus.
By Associated Press, Wire Service Content March 16, 2020, at 4:38 p.m.

By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has advised quarantine for about 100 people because of exposure to the coronavirus, the agency's head said Monday.

The number is fluctuating, and other people have been advised by employers to quarantine themselves, Maine CDC Director Nirav Shah said. Cases of the virus are growing in different parts of the state, with evidence of community transmission, and two people have been hospitalized, he said...

...Shah said there were 17 confirmed or presumptive cases of the virus in the state Monday. That as an increase of five from the previous day...

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Source: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-sta...ore-adjourning
Maine Lawmakers Wrap up Work as Virus Cases Nearly Double
Maine officials say the number of coronavirus cases nearly doubled to more than 30 as lawmakers convened for a final day before adjourning indefinitely.
By Associated Press, Wire Service Content March 17, 2020, at 4:26 p.m.
By DAVID SHARP, Associated Press

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The number of coronavirus cases in Maine nearly doubled to more than 30, officials said, as state lawmakers convened to consider virus-related legislation and a budget bill that could provide additional spending to fight the pandemic's spread.

Three people were hospitalized because of the virus in Maine, and the latest batch of positive test results included a child under 10, said Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Cases have been recorded in seven counties, but there's evidence of community spread only in Cumberland County, he said...

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Source: https://www.wabi.tv/content/news/Mai...1.html?ref=661

Maine CDC updates public on new confirmed cases of Coronavirus
By Owen Kingsley |
Posted: Tue 5:22 PM, Mar 17, 2020

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Maine CDC Director Doctor Nirav Shah announced Tuesday morning that there are now 23 confirmed cases and nine presumptive positive cases in the state.

Confirmed cases have been reported in 7 different counties.

One of the newest cases is a child under the age of 10 in Androscoggin County who does not attend a day care...

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wmtv: ...Maine CDC Director Nirav Shah said there are 30 confirmed cases and 12 presumptive positive cases, bringing the total to 42 cases...https://www.wmtw.com/article/coronav...vice/31742199#

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Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2020/03/...ancock-county/

Maine cases rise to 52; coronavirus extends into Hancock County
The state Center for Disease Control and Prevention urges Mainers to continue practicing social distancing, while Gov. Janet Mills asks the federal government to speed up the release of personal protective equipment and testing supplies.
By Randy BillingsStaff Writer

AUGUSTA — Gov. Janet Mills is stepping up calls for the federal government to release more coronavirus testing supplies and protective equipment from the national stockpile, as Maine now has 52 cases of coronavirus, including the first in Hancock County, an increase of 10 cases since Wednesday.

State officials are urging young people to take the disease more seriously and comply with social distancing rules, after a new study found higher rates of hospitalizations among people between the ages of 20 and 40...

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Maine 56
Source: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/inf...onavirus.shtml

Confirmed Cases1	Presumptive Positive Cases2	Negative Tests3
44	12	2,264

County	Confirmed	Presumptive Positive	Recovered
Androscoggin	2	1	1
Aroostook	0	0
Cumberland	26	9
Franklin	0	0
Hancock	0	0
Kennebec	4	0
Knox	0	0
Lincoln	3	1
Oxford	1	0
Penobscot	2	0
Piscataquis	0	0
Sagadahoc	0	0
Somerset	0	0
Waldo	0	0
Washington	0	0
York	4	1
Unknown	2	0

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Source: https://wgme.com/news/coronavirus/co...ne-now-over-55

...Dr. Shah says five patients with coronavirus are now hospitalized, including a retiree from Oceanview at Falmouth.

Three others at Oceanview with the virus remain quarantined, including two new cases Thursday.

"None of the new cases is in a long-term care facility," Dr. Shah said...

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Source: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/inf...onavirus.shtml

Confirmed Cases1	Negative Tests2
70	2,264

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County	Confirmed	Recovered
Androscoggin	3	1
Aroostook	0
Cumberland	41	2
Franklin	0
Hancock	0
Kennebec	4
Knox	0
Lincoln	4
Oxford	4
Penobscot	2
Piscataquis	0
Sagadahoc	1
Somerset	0
Waldo	0
Washington	0
York	8
Unknown	3

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Source: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/inf...onavirus.shtml
Situation in Maine

Confirmed Cases1	Negative Tests2
89	2,264

¹Confirmed Cases: This number represents tests that come back positive from any approved lab.

²Negative Tests: This number represents negative tests from state, reference, or commerical laboratories, or at US CDC. Negative results are updated Monday through Friday.

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County	Confirmed	Recovered
Androscoggin	3	1
Aroostook	0
Cumberland	53	2
Franklin	0
Hancock	0
Kennebec	4
Knox	0
Lincoln	4
Oxford	4
Penobscot	2
Piscataquis	0
Sagadahoc	3
Somerset	0
Waldo	0
Washington	0
York	8
Unknown	8

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Source: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/inf...onavirus.shtml

Confirmed Cases1	Negative Tests2
107	2,791

¹Confirmed Cases: This number represents tests that come back positive from any approved lab.

²Negative Tests: This number represents negative tests from state, reference, or commerical laboratories, or at US CDC. Negative results are updated Monday through Friday.

View Cases by County

County	Confirmed	Recovered
Androscoggin	3	1
Aroostook	0
Cumberland	66	2
Franklin	0
Hancock	0
Kennebec	4
Knox	1
Lincoln	5
Oxford	5
Penobscot	3
Piscataquis	0
Sagadahoc	3
Somerset	0
Waldo	0
Washington	0
York	12
Unknown	5

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Source: https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/inf...onavirus.shtml

Situation in Maine


This information represents the number of full-time Maine residents who have tested positive for COVID-19. This is likely an underrepresentation of the true number of cases in Maine since not all individuals are being tested. For individuals not considered to be at high risk, medical providers are currently advised to diagnose COVID-19 based on symptoms. All data are preliminary and may change as Maine CDC investigates confirmed cases.

Confirmed Cases1	Negative Tests2
118	3,014

¹Confirmed Cases: This number represents tests that come back positive from any approved lab.

²Negative Tests: This number represents negative tests from state, reference, or commerical laboratories, or at US CDC. Negative results are updated Monday through Friday.

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