24 other cases of the coronavirus were detected in Maine, health officials said Monday.
According to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 3,711 cases in all Maine counties since the outbreak began here in March. That’s over 3,687 on Sunday.
Of these, 3,287 have been confirmed as positive, while 424 are likely positive, according to the Maine CDC.
No new deaths were reported Monday, leaving the statewide death toll at 117. Almost all deaths have been in Mainers over the age of 60.
Here is a summary of the latest news on the coronavirus and its impact in Maine:
– “Although the US plans to reopen schools as COVID-19 numbers nationwide continue to rise, Maine is one of two states that has recently seen its number of cases decrease. But infection rates vary across the state, and sometimes from one neighboring school district to the next. And while extensive studies have been conducted on how students benefit from learning in group settings, much is still unknown about how the disease spreads among children, even those without symptoms. “- Eesha Pendharkar, BDN
– “Has the coronavirus delayed your home payments? We want to hear from you. “- Michael Shepherd, BDN
– “The North Atlantic Conference, a Division III league that houses five small universities in Maine, announced Monday that it will not sponsor any fall sports competition in 2020.” – Pete Warner, BDN
– “City clerks and state officials in Maine are looking back to November after a dress rehearsal that showed the state can organize an election that is much more reliant on absentee ballots.” – Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press
– Daily report: “How the Maine delegation wants to continue virus aid as the Senate reconvenes” – Michael Shepherd and Caitlin Andrews, BDN
As of Monday night, the coronavirus has sickened 3,816,427 people in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and has caused 140,879 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University of Medicine. .
