The variety of individuals hospitalized with COVID-19 in Maine dropped barely Wednesday however stays close to a three-month excessive because the state continues to expertise a surge of latest infections.
There have been 225 hospitalized sufferers as of Wednesday morning. The quantity reached 231 on Tuesday, the very best rely since mid-February. Whereas general affected person counts have greater than doubled in latest weeks, the variety of critically ailing sufferers has remained steady. As of Wednesday, 38 sufferers had been in vital care and two had been on ventilators.
The Maine Heart for Illness Management and Prevention additionally reported 812 new circumstances of COVID-19 Thursday and one further demise. The seven-day common of latest circumstances elevated to 615.
Maine’s an infection had been the very best within the nation this month, however dropped to the Tenth-highest amongst all states on Wednesday. Maine recorded 316 circumstances for each 100,000 residents over the previous seven days, in comparison with a nationwide an infection charge of 199 circumstances per 100,000 individuals.
Official case counts are one method to measure whether or not virus transmission is rushing up or slowing down, however they undercount precise infections as a result of so many individuals now depend on at-home assessments that aren’t included in official counts.
For the reason that pandemic started, Maine has recorded 256,958 circumstances and a couple of,337 deaths.
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