The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Maine hit another record high today, and three more Mainers have died. That's according to the state CDC, which added 1,555 cases to the state's total on Thursday.
Maine's seven-day rolling average, which had been ticking upward since the holiday season, has again surpassed 1,000. That figure is near record high levels set in mid-December.
Four-hundred thirty six people are hospitalized with the disease in the state, up from 413 on Wednesday. Hospitalizations have jumped by nearly 33% in Maine over the past two weeks.
One-hundred three people are in critical care and 53 are on ventilators.
