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Maine CDC Reports Additional Death, 18 New Cases Of COVID-19

Maine Public | By Jennifer Mitchell
Published August 23, 2020 at 10:20 AM EDT
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Dr. Diana Pacheco inserts a swab with a sample of cells from a patient's nose into a test tube, as she performs a COVID-19 test inside a mobile diagnostic tent in San Gregorio Atlapulco in the Xochimilco district of Mexico City, Wednesday, July 22, 2020.

The Maine Center for Disease Control Sunday is reporting another death of a person with COVID-19, a woman in her 80s from Penobscot County. This makes 131 deaths in the state associated with the novel coronavirus.

The Maine CDC is also reporting 18 additional cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. There are 470 active cases in the state.
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