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Maine CDC: 2 Deaths, 153 COVID-19 Cases On Sunday

Robert F. Bukaty
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Associated Press
Suzanne West, of Harrison, Maine, wears a face covering to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus after shopping for holiday decorations, Friday, Nov. 13, 2020, in Bridgton, Maine.

The Maine CDC has added two deaths related to COVID-19 to the state's total.

In all, 165 Mainers have died with the disease. Thirteen of those deaths have come in the last week.

On Saturday, the CDC reported the death of a woman in her 80s from York County. Sunday's deaths were in a woman in her 80s from Somerset County and a man in his 80s from Kennebec County.

The agency also added 153 cases of COVID-19 to the state's total. Since March, 8,944 Mainers have been diagnosed with the disease — of those, 6,681 have recovered, leaving 2,098 active cases.

Updated 12:01 p.m. with information about deaths.

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