Maine's latest coronavirus surge appears to be continuing.
The state CDC has reported 188 new coronavirus cases on Saturday.
That has pushed the state's seven-day average of new infections above 200 for the first time in almost three months.
It also comes as the state's overall portion of coronavirus tests coming back positive — known as the positivity rate — climbed from 2.69% last Monday to 3.65% on Friday. Public health experts say that trend can point to increasing circulation of the virus in the community.
The state reported no additional deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday.
Sixty-nine Mainers were hospitalized the disease as of Friday morning — 22 more than were hospitalized on Monday — including 35 in critical care and 15 on ventilators.
