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A record 361 Mainers are hospitalized with COVID-19 on Monday

A sign directs patients with respiratory symptoms to a tent at the Central Maine Medical Center, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Lewiston, Maine.
Robert F. Bukaty
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A sign directs patients with respiratory symptoms to a tent at the Central Maine Medical Center, Friday, March 13, 2020, in Lewiston, Maine.

State CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah says it's a "dark day" in Maine, as all three hospitalization metrics for COVID-19 have hit new highs.

Three-hundred sixty-one people are in the hospital.

One-hundred twelve patients are in critical care and 60 are on ventilators.