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2 More Die As Maine Reports 191 New Coronavirus Cases On Wednesday

A visitor at Fort Williams Park wears a mask to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus while walking on near Portland Head Light, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The state saw a surge in cases of the virus last week. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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A visitor at Fort Williams Park wears a mask to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus while walking on near Portland Head Light, Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The state saw a surge in cases of the virus last week.

Maine reported 191 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths from the disease on Wednesday.

That brings the state's pandemic death toll to 909.

Eighty-four Mainers were in the hospital with COVID-19 on Tuesday. Forty-five were in critical care and 20 were on ventilators.

That was the state's highest number of COVID hospitalizations in two months, according to the Bangor Daily News.