AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) – Another 13 Maine residents died of COVID-19. This includes four deaths in Aroostook County, doubling the total in just one day.
There were three deaths in Cumberland and Oxford Counties, two in York County and one in Hancock County as well.
Maine’s death toll jumps to 347.
That’s because Maine CDC reports 702 new cases of coronavirus. It is the third time that the state exceeds 700 in a single day.
Of the 24,204 cases in Maine, 20,637 were confirmed.
According to the Maine CDC, recovery numbers are not up to date, so we can no longer accurately report active cases. Instead, we are providing new case counts for each county.
York County is reporting more than 200 new cases. Penobscot County has 79 new cases. Kennebec County has 48, Aroostook County has 32 and Washington County has 20.
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