State health officials on Thursday registered 215 new cases of Covid-19 and an additional death occurred on Thursday, continuing the worrying trend that could lead to re-imposition of sanctions.
Thursday was the 11th straight day that the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported more than 100 new cases of coronavirus and more than 200 new cases 4 times in 11 days. The number of additional deaths in the month of November increased by a total of 24 compared to just six in October.
To date, the Maine CDC has traced the total confirmed or probable cases of the disease in the state, as well as the deaths of 171 people among those infected with COIVD-19. More than 30 per cent of the total cases have come this month.
State the Course – A poster for Portland’s COVID-19 information webpage, attached to a lamppost on Congress Street. Staff photo by Ben McCanna
MAINE – The average number of new cases of the day was 194 at Thursday, compared to 133 a week earlier and 326 a month earlier.
The number of active cases on Thursday was 2,160, after 171 deaths and 7,403 people recovering from the disease. Which is an increase of 40 from Wednesday.
For months, the Maine daily case average was the lowest in the country, averaging 14 cases per day at the beginning of August Gust and never exceeding the average of 40 cases per day since the end of May. But starting in mid-October, the virus began to grow rapidly in almost every region of the state, as the long-awaited autumn or winter lengthened and the state officials and healthcare professionals went stronger than expected.
Cases have been on the rise across the country for weeks. On Wednesday, the United States reached a terrible milestone – more than 250,000 people died from COVID-19. Many states have begun establishing additional restrictions to combat the spread, ranging from closing restaurants to dining, to limiting gatherings.
Although Maine is seeing more cases and hospitalized patients than ever before, the state remains the lowest in the country with Covid-19 infections and mortality rates. However, the increase has encouraged government Janet Mills and state health officials to impose a statewide mask order in all public settings, delay the resumption of indoor bar service and restrict the number of anxious people gathering inside the home.
Despite the number of more serious cases, the mills have resisted ordering the kind of statewide “lockdown” or stay-a-home order imposed in the spring. Without the type of federal assistance available to individuals and businesses available in the spring, the statewide lockdown would have a more dramatic impact on the economy and people, the governor said Wednesday.
But he urged residents to reconsider any trips or large gatherings on the upcoming Nxgiving holiday.
“I need people to ask themselves, ‘Do I have to take this trip?’ If the answer honestly doesn’t go to ‘no,’ she said.
By Wednesday, 85 people had been hospitalized in COVID-19, including 30 in critical treatment and 10 on a ventilator, compared to just 11 hospitalized a month earlier. Hospitals have begun to provide additional care to patients and many have the ability to convert beds into serious treatments if needed.
New cases were reported Thursday in every county except Piscoquis. Cumberland County led with 54 cases, followed by Penobascot County (0), York County (311) and Androskogin County (21).
The Maine CDC said Wednesday it would no longer investigate possible cases of Covid-19 in individuals who have not tested positive even if they have had contact with someone.
This story will be updated.
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