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189 COVID-19 Cases Added In Maine

Robert F. Bukaty
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Associated Press
A member of the National Guard assisting at a COVID-19 mobile testing location fills out paperwork for a motorist arriving for a test Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Auburn, Main

The Maine CDC added 189 cases of COVID-19 to the state's total on Sunday.

No new deaths were added. The last time no additional deaths were reported was two weeks ago, on Jan. 10, also a Sunday. Since then, 112 deaths have been added to the state's total.

In all, 36,787 cases of the disease have been identified in the state, and 544 Mainers have died.

One-hundred eighty nine Mainers are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, with 55 in critical care and 20 on ventilators.

Nearly 87,000 people have received their first dose of the vaccine.

Andrew Catalina is manager of digital news, responsible for editing and producing news content on all of Maine Public's digital platforms, in addition to myriad other news- and content-related roles.