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Maine Reports 44 New Cases Of COVID-19, One More Death

Nick Woodward
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Maine Public
Maine Gov. Janet Mills at a briefing on the coronavirus March 27, 2020, in Augusta.

Maine has now identified 1,374 confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, an increase of 44 since Thursday. Another person infected with the virus has died, bringing the total number of deaths since the pandemic began to 63.That's according to new figures the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention posted Friday. Twenty-seven of the new cases are in Cumberland County, and the latest death was a man in his 60s which occurred in Hancock County.

During Friday’s briefing, Shah also announced another resident at the Springbrook Center nursing home in Westbrook has tested positive for COVID-19, "bringing the total number of cases at the Springbrook Center to 14. Thirteen residents and one staff total."

Shah also noted that a total of 296 health care workers in Maine have contracted COVID-19, accounting for more than 20 percent of all cases.

A total of 194 people have been hospitalized over the course of the pandemic, and 44 remain hospitalized, 23 of them in intensive care.  Of those 23, 10 are on ventilators.

Some 836 Mainers have recovered from the virus, a jump of 49 since Thursday.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills and Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah will provide more information about the numbers and Maine's response at a live briefing at 2 p.m.  You can tune in on Maine Public Radio and Television or watch it on our website and Facebook page.

Updated May 8, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. ET.

Barbara grew up in Biddeford, Maine. She earned a master’s in public administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a bachelor’s in English from the University of Southern Maine.