Maine COVID hospitalizations edge higher as state reports 791 new cases

The variety of individuals hospitalized in Maine with COVID-19 edged greater Thursday because the state reported 791 new circumstances of the illness.

A complete of 228 individuals have been hospitalized as of Thursday morning, in response to the Maine Heart for Illness Management and Prevention. That’s up from 225 on Wednesday and barely under the three-month excessive of 231 sufferers hospitalized on Tuesday.

The variety of critically sick sufferers dropped from 34 on Wednesday to 31 on Thursday. Two sufferers have been on ventilators Thursday. No further deaths have been reported.

Maine and the remainder of the Northeast proceed to expertise excessive charges of latest infections pushed by more and more contagious strains of the coronavirus. Whereas extra contagious, the omicron subvariants circulating now are much less prone to trigger extreme illness than earlier variations of the virus. Hospitalizations haven’t elevated as quick because the an infection price in current weeks, and the variety of critically sick sufferers has remained steady.

As of Thursday, Maine had the nation’s tenth highest an infection price with 311 infections for 100,000 residents over the previous seven days, in comparison with the nationwide price of 210 infections per 100,000 individuals, in response to the U.S. Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention.

The nation’s prime well being officers mentioned Wednesday that residents of states equivalent to Maine with medium or excessive transmission charges ought to step up efforts to gradual the unfold by masking indoors, avoiding crowds and testing themselves with at-home fast exams, particularly earlier than indoor gatherings.

For the reason that pandemic started, Maine has recorded 257,749 circumstances and a pair of,337 deaths.

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