The Maine Center for Disease Control (CDC) Wednesday reported, once again, that there are 3,723 cases of COVID-19 in Maine and 118 deaths.
On Tuesday, Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah said that a number of probable cases from a summer camp would be removed from the total count Wednesday because further testing revealed they were all negative.
In an email Wednesday, a CDC spokesperson explained that of 25 confirmed cases reported on Tuesday, four were in out-of-staters, leaving a net increase of 21 cases in the state. Three probable cases were also reported, but 24 were taken away, including 19 from the summer camp. This resulted in a net increase of zero.
Right now, the CDC is reporting 389 active cases of the disease in Maine, a decrease of 25 since Tuesday's reported numbers. Ten people with COVID-19 are currently hospitalized, and eight of those individuals are in intensive care.
Updated 2:07 p.m. July 22, 2020
