The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported 24 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, but the number of deaths among Mainers with COVID-19 remained stable for the second day.
The latest figures from the Maine CDC show a total of 3,737 confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 in the state to date. That’s a 14 increase from the count reported Wednesday, though the Maine CDC reported a total of 24 confirmed or probable cases on Thursday.
Two people leave the Casco Bay ferry terminal on the Portland coast on Tuesday. Brianna Soukup Staff Photo
The discrepancy between the new daily case numbers and the total is likely due to epidemiologists reclassifying “probable” cases as negative after follow-up testing or transfer of cases to the individual’s home state, which is a practice Standard in Maine and other states.
The number of deaths among Mainers with COVID-19 remained stable at 118. Maine continues to have one of the lowest infection and death rates per capita in the country, according to a follow-up by The New York Times.
After accounting for the 118 deaths and the 3,239 people who recovered from the disease, Maine CDC on Thursday reported 380 active cases of COVID-19. That’s a decrease of nine since Wednesday and is significantly less than the moving average of 406 active cases per day for the week ending Thursday. Maine averaged 418 active cases per day during the seven-day period ending July 16.
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine CDC, is expected to hold his daily briefing on the coronavirus situation in Maine at 2 pm Thursday.
This story will be updated.
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