192 more coronavirus cases have been reported across the state

Rosemary Lausier, Bangor Daily News, Maine
·2 min read

May 16—This story will be updated.

Another Mainer has died as health officials on Sunday reported 192 more coronavirus cases across the state.

The number of coronavirus cases diagnosed in the past 14 days statewide is 3,623. This is an estimation of the current number of active cases in the state, as the Maine CDC is no longer tracking recoveries for all patients. That's down from 3,907 on Saturday.

No new deaths were reported on Sunday, however, the Maine CDC reported an additional death late Saturday evening, raising the statewide death toll to 802.

Sunday's report brings the total number of coronavirus cases in Maine to 65,715, according to the Maine CDC. That's up from 65,523 on Saturday.

Of those, 48,348 have been confirmed positive, while 17,367 were classified as "probable cases," the Maine CDC reported.

The new case rate statewide Saturday was 1.43 cases per 10,000 residents, and the total case rate statewide was 491..

The most cases have been detected in Mainers in their 20s, while Mainers over 80 years old make up the majority of deaths. More cases and deaths have been recorded in women than men.

For a complete breakdown of the age and sex demographics of cases, hospitalizations and deaths, use the interactive graphic below.

So far, 1,933 Mainers have been hospitalized at some point with COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. Currently, 111 Mainers are hospitalized with 44 in critical care and 24 on a ventilator.

The total statewide hospitalization rate on Sunday was 14.44 patients per 10,000 residents.

Cases have been reported in Androscoggin (7,963), Aroostook (1,790), Cumberland (16,851), Franklin (1,305), Hancock (1,296), Kennebec (6,203), Knox (1,097), Lincoln (996), Oxford (3,482), Penobscot (5,803), Piscataquis (510), Sagadahoc (1,394), Somerset (2,092), Waldo (961), Washington (855) and York (13,117) counties.

For a complete breakdown of the county by county data, use the interactive graphic below.

As of Saturday, 670,585 Mainers had received a first dose of the vaccine, while 633,678 have received a final dose.

As of Sunday morning, the coronavirus had sickened 32,924,375 people in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as caused 585,708 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine.