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About seven people were reported to have died as a result of the novel coronavirus outbreak linked to an indoor wedding reception in Millinocket, Maine.
Another 176 people who attended the reception were reported to have contracted the diseases.
Reports compiled by DGN Online suggest that one of the seven people died at a Millinocket hospital while six were at the Maplecrest Rehabilitation Center in Madison.
Maplecrest Rehabilitation Center in Madison is a nursing home. At least 19 are said to have been confirmed at the home last week.
Reports say the nursing home is about 100 miles southwest of Big Moose Inn, Cabins and Campground, where the wedding reception was held on August 7, 2020.
A spokesperson for the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention previously told HuffPost that one of the wedding guests was in the same home as an employee at the nursing home.
The wedding, which was attended by more than 60 guests not wearing masks or social distancing, is now linked to 176 cases of COVID-19 in Maine, including an outbreak at the York County jail, which is more than 220 miles southwest of Big Moose Inn. , report say.
One of the wedding guests was reportedly working in prison.
— DGN
